Patents by Inventor Brian C. Patterson

Brian C. Patterson 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).

  • DISPENSING PLUGS FOR FLEXIBLE FLUID CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20250100760
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a dispensing plug includes a fluid path having an inlet and an outlet. The dispensing plug also includes a valve adjustably disposed relative to the fluid path. The valve includes a first valve portion positioned in the fluid path between the inlet and the outlet. The valve also includes a second valve portion oriented to cause a first force to be exerted on the first valve portion. The first force biases the first valve portion toward closure of the fluid path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Brian C. Patterson, Allison Renee Campolo, Monica Jane Crary, Reed Allen Pifer, Stephen Paul Shannon
  • Methods of immobilizing ligands on solid supports and apparatus and methods of use therefor
    Publication number: 20030143570
    Abstract: A method is provided for immobilizing a ligand, e.g., a nucleic acid, on a solid support. The method includes providing a solid support containing an immobilized latent thiol group, activating the thiol group, contacting the activated thiol group with a nucleic acid comprising an acrylamide functional group, and forming a covalent bond between the two groups, thereby immobilizing the nucleic acid to the solid support. Kits containing the solid supports and method of utilizing the solid supports are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: Matrix Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ezra S. Abrams, Tianhong Zhang, Slawomir Mielewczyk, Brian C. Patterson
  • Methods of immobilizing ligands on solid supports and apparatus and methods of use therefor
    Publication number: 20030143569
    Abstract: A method is provided for immobilizing a ligand, e.g., a nucleic acid, on a solid support. The method includes providing a solid support containing an immobilized latent thiol group, activating the thiol group, contacting the activated thiol group with a nucleic acid comprising an acrylamide functional group, and forming a covalent bond between the two groups, thereby immobilizing the nucleic acid to the solid support. Kits containing the solid supports and method of utilizing the solid supports are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: Matrix Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ezra S. Abrams, Tianhong Zhang, Slawomir Mielewczyk, Brian C. Patterson
  • Methods of immobilizing ligands on solid supports
    Patent number: 6492118
    Abstract: A method is provided for immobilizing a ligand, e.g., a nucleic acid, on a solid support. The method includes providing a solid support containing an immobilized latent thiol group, activating the thiol group, contacting the activated thiol group with a nucleic acid comprising an acrylamide functional group, and forming a covalent bond between the two groups, thereby immobilizing the nucleic acid to the solid support. Kits containing the solid supports and method of utilizing the solid supports are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Matrix Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ezra S. Abrams, Tianhong Zhang, Slawomir Mielewczyk, Brian C. Patterson