Patents by Inventor Courtenay R. Kemper

Courtenay R. Kemper 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).

  • Microspheres with fluorescent spherical zones
    Patent number: 5786219
    Abstract: The invention describes novel fluorescently labeled microspheres, where the microspheres possess at least one internal fluorescent spherical zone. The invention also describes the method of preparing the novel microspheres, the method of calibrating microscopy instrumentation using the novel microspheres, the method of using the novel microspheres as distinct labels for combinatorial analysis and the use of the labeled microspheres as tagging agents and tracers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Molecular Probes, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Zhong Zhang, Courtenay R. Kemper, Richard P. Haugland