Patents by Inventor Christian Houde

Christian Houde 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).

  • Pre-filled crystallization plates and methods for making and using same
    Patent number: 7993416
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to encapsulation of crystallization solutions in pierceable reservoirs in order to prevent evaporation of the crystallization solutions, thereby allowing safe transport/shipping, from a workstation to another workstation, and safe storage of pre-filled microplates used to carry large number of vapor-diffusion crystallization experiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Qiagen Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Pascal Viola, Christian Houde, Marie-Claude Marchand, David Bouchard
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING CRYSTALLIZATION CONDITIONS OF A SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20110060126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-well crystallization plate comprising a plurality of wells, each well having therein a different crystallization media. Each crystallization media varying according to at least two different parameters. The first parameter has at least one condition, and the second parameter has at least two different conditions, whereby the multi-well plate allows facilitating optimization of crystallization conditions of a substrate. Methods for optimizing crystallization conditions of a substrate are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Jean-Pascal Viola, Christian Houde, Steven Tetreault
  • PRE-FILLED CRYSTALLIZATION PLATES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20090155145
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to encapsulation of crystallization solutions in pierceable reservoirs in order to prevent evaporation of the crystallization solutions, thereby allowing safe transport/shipping, from a workstation to another workstation, and safe storage of pre-filled microplates used to carry large number of vapor-diffusion crystallization experiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Jean-Pascal VIOLA, Christian Houde, Marie-Claude Marchand, David Bouchard
  • Pre-filled crystallization plates and methods for making and using same
    Patent number: 7514043
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to encapsulation of crystallization solutions in pierceable reservoirs in order to prevent evaporation of the crystallization solutions, thereby allowing safe transport/shipping, from a workstation to another workstation, and safe storage of pre-filled microplates used to carry large number of vapor-diffusion crystallization experiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Nextal Biotechnologie Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Pascal Viola, Christian Houde, Marie-Claude Marchand, David Bouchard
  • Laboratory cap and well for hanging-drop crystallization methods
    Patent number: 7316805
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for molecular and macromolecular crystallization. More particularly, the device comprises a well and a transparent cap for growing diffraction-quality protein crystals by conventional vapor diffusion techniques. The present device is particularly advantageous in that it allows the pre-filling of the well with a solution for transport and handling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: QIAGEN, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Pascal Viola, Christian Houde
  • Crystallization Methods for laboratory cap and well
    Publication number: 20070184551
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for molecular and macromolecular crystallization. More particularly, the device comprises a well and a transparent cap for growing diffraction-quality protein crystals by conventional vapor diffusion techniques. The present device is particularly advantageous in that it allows the pre-filling of the well with a solution for transport and handling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Jean-Pascal Viola, Christian Houde
  • Pre-filled crystallization plates and methods for making and using same
    Publication number: 20040187958
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to encapsulation of crystallization solutions in pierceable reservoirs in order to prevent evaporation of the crystallization solutions, thereby allowing safe transport/shipping, from a workstation to another workstation, and safe storage of pre-filled microplates used to carry large number of vapor-diffusion crystallization experiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Jean-Pascal Viola, Christian Houde, Marie-Claude Marchand, David Bouchard