Patents by Inventor Brian D. Plouffe

Brian D. Plouffe 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).

  • Shaped articles including hydrogels and methods of manufacture and use thereof
    Patent number: 10739338
    Abstract: The invention features shaped articles containing a structure and a hydrogel coating thereon, the hydrogel coating containing alginic acid conjugated to a polyalkylene oxide and a binding moiety. The hydrogel coating on the structure is sized and shaped to fit in a well in a microtiter plate and the coating does not cover the entire exterior of the surface. The invention further features methods of capturing targets using shaped articles and methods of preparing shaped articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: QT Holdings Corp
    Inventors: Sean H. Kevlahan, Brian D. Plouffe, Jeffrey A. Zonderman
  • SHAPED ARTICLES INCLUDING HYDROGELS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170176428
    Abstract: The invention features shaped articles containing a structure and a hydrogel coating thereon, the hydrogel coating containing alginic acid conjugated to a polyalkylene oxide and a binding moiety. The hydrogel coating on the structure is sized and shaped to fit in a well in a microtiter plate and the coating does not cover the entire exterior of the surface. The invention further features methods of capturing targets using shaped articles and methods of preparing shaped articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Sean H. KEVLAHAN, Brian D. PLOUFFE, Jeffrey A. ZONDERMAN
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MAGNETOPHORETIC SEPARATION OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20140065688
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices for the magnetophoretic separation of target biological materials including a separation chamber that has a plurality of channels, and one or more wires carrying a current, the wires generating a magnetic force that deflects magnetically-labeled target biological materials into a buffer stream. In addition, methods of separating target biological materials from non-target biological materials in a sample are disclosed. Finally, methods for constructing a magnetophoretic separation device are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shashi K. Murthy, Laura H. Lewis, Brian D. Plouffe