Patents by Inventor André ALKER

André ALKER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10919041
    Abstract: In a method of analyzing solid form properties of a substance, which including the step of solidifying the substance, the solidified substance is obtained in one of a plurality of wells of a multi-well plate. In the multi-well plate the at least one of the plurality of wells has a bottom made of a thermoplastic polyimide. The method further includes analyzing the solidified substance in the well of the multi-well plate by X-ray diffraction. Thereby, the analysis includes providing X-ray through the solidified substance and a bottom of the well and evaluating the X-ray which passed the solidified substance and the bottom of the well. Such method and multi-well plate provide a durable and cost efficient system allowing a high quality analysis of solid form properties of the substance and an efficient and safe processing of the substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Urs Schwitter, Frédéric Ran, André Alker, Tom Kissling, Thomas Zumstein
  • Publication number: 20190293576
    Abstract: A sample holder (1) for containing a substance in a solid form screening process comprises a body (2) with a sidewall portion (21), a bottom portion (22) and a hollow interior limited by the sidewall portion (21) and the bottom portion (22). The bottom portion (22) is made of a thermoplastic polyimide. The sample holder (1) allows for providing a high quality analysis of solid form properties of a substance and an efficient and safe processing of the substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Urs SCHWITTER, Frédéric RAN, André ALKER, Tom KISSLING, Thomas ZUMSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20190291104
    Abstract: In a method of analyzing solid form properties of a substance, which including the step of solidifying the substance, the solidified substance is obtained in one of a plurality of wells of a multi-well plate. In the multi-well plate the at least one of the plurality of wells has a bottom made of a thermoplastic polyimide. The method further includes analyzing the solidified substance in the well of the multi-well plate by X-ray diffraction. Thereby, the analysis includes providing X-ray through the solidified substance and a bottom of the well and evaluating the X-ray which passed the solidified substance and the bottom of the well. Such method and multi-well plate provide a durable and cost efficient system allowing a high quality analysis of solid form properties of the substance and an efficient and safe processing of the substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Urs SCHWITTER, Frédéric RAN, André ALKER, Tom KISSLING, Thomas ZUMSTEIN