Patents by Inventor Donna L. Scott

Donna L. Scott 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: 5641893
    Abstract: An apparatus for the monitoring of a column chromatography separation process includes a segmented column with a seal positioned at the joint defined by the segments of the column. A connector is provided for connecting the segments of the column together. The apparatus further includes a sensor for monitoring an analyte in an eluant within a separation zone of the column. The sensor includes a mesh grid made of optical fibers or metal wires which is placed so as to extend through the separation zone of the column. The metal wires or optical fibers extend through the seal of the joint in the segmented column and connect to signal processing and data analysis equipment for purposes of monitoring the movements and concentration of an analyte in an eluant at various locations within the column. Certain segments of the optical fibers or metal wires which make up the mesh grid are coated so as to be desensitized and other segments are uncoated for sensing the analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Lynn S. Penn, Donna L. Scott, Howard H. Weetall, Anne L. Plant, Marion F. McCurley, Scott A. Glazier