Patents by Inventor Christine Hebrard

Christine Hebrard 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).

  • Attaching a biological molecule to a support surface
    Patent number: 6660533
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for fixing a biological molecule, associated with a specific binding site, on the surface of a support made of silica or metal oxide. The invention also concerns a surface functionalized by the method and the use of such a surface. The method is characterized in that it consists in: functionalizing the surface by cleaning, using at least a solvent or an oxygen plasma or any other process for forming alcohol groups on the support surface, to make it hydrophilic; contacting the biological molecule on said functionalized surface; and functionalizing the support by fixing the biological molecule specific binding site on at least one of the support alcohol groups. The invention is particularly useful in the field of biomedical diagnosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Bio Merieux
    Inventors: François Mallet, Alain Theretz, Eric Perouzel, Christine Hebrard
  • Method for fixing a biological molecule on a support surface
    Publication number: 20030082658
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for fixing a biological molecule, associated with a specific binding site, on the surface of a support made of silica or metal oxide. The invention also concerns a surface functionalised by the method and the use of such a surface. The method is characterized in that it consists in: functionalising the surface by cleaning, using at least a solvent or an oxygen plasma or any other process for forming alcohol groups on the support surface, to make it hydrophilic; contacting the biological molecule on said functionalised surface, and functionalising the support by fixing the biological molecule specific binding site on at least one of the support alcohol groups. The invention is particularly useful in the field of biomedical diagnosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Francois Mallet, Alain Theretz, Eric Perouzel, Christine Hebrard