Patents by Inventor B. Franza

B. Franza 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).

  • Stable isotope metabolic labeling for analysis of biopolymers
    Publication number: 20050003375
    Abstract: Methods for the determination of the rate of synthesis of biopolymer synthesis and degradation in cells, tissues, or cell-free systems using monomer which has been labeled with a stable isotope are provided. Further, the present invention provides methods for the determination or identification of an unknown biopolymer and for the identification of an unknown cell type, a physiological state of a cell or tissue. Also, the present invention provides a database of descriptors which can be used to define an organism, tissue type, cell type, and the like, and which database can be used in conjunction with other public and private databases to identify or characterize an organism, tissue type, cell type, state of differentiation, or physiologic state of an organism, or tissue or cell sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: B. Franza, Yvan Rochon