Patents by Inventor Christopher Backhouse

Christopher Backhouse 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).

  • Patent number: 8518226
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a novel method of supercoiled DNA isolation using a microfluidic device. In a preferred embodiment, the supercoiled DNA is a plasmid present in combination with chromosomal DNA. The present invention also provides for a novel method of mitochondrial DNA isolation using a microfluidic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Backhouse, Dammika Manage, Iveta Sosova, Moira Glerum
  • Publication number: 20120082978
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method of implementing fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) or other cellular analysis processes using intact cells within a microfluidic, chip-based, apparatus. The invention further provides for a method of cellular immobilization within a microfluidic device. Also provided is a method for automated analysis of FISH or other cellular analysis using discrete colormetric probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Linda Pilarski, Carina Debes-Marun, Patrick Pilarski, Christopher Backhouse, Vincent Sieben, Govind Kaigala