Patents by Inventor Doug Hobbs

Doug Hobbs 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).

  • Method and apparatus for controlled photoelution
    Patent number: 6468787
    Abstract: A method for photoeluting photocleavable linker-attached chemical compounds, and an apparatus suitable for implementing the method, are disclosed. According to the method, photocleavable linker-attached library compounds are photoeluted from solid support media under conditions of controlled light exposure and controlled temperature. An apparatus suitable for carrying out the present photoelution method includes means for substantially evenly illuminating the photocleavable linker, means for controlling illumination time and intensity, and means for controlling sample temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Pharmacopeia, Inc.
    Inventors: Rhett L. Affleck, Doug Hobbs, Ilya Feygin, Gregory L. Kirk, James A. Connelly, Ning Zhao, James P. Mueller, Peter Kieselbach
  • Method and apparatus for controlled photoelution
    Patent number: 6410342
    Abstract: A method for photoeluting photocleavable linker-attached chemical compounds, and an apparatus suitable for implementing the method, are disclosed. According to the method, photocleavable linker-attached library compounds are photoeluted from solid support media under conditions of controlled light exposure and controlled temperature. An apparatus suitable for carrying out the present photoelution method includes means for substantially evenly illuminating the photocleavable linker, means for controlling illumination time and intensity, and means for controlling sample temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Pharmacopeia, Inc.
    Inventors: Rhett L. Affleck, Doug Hobbs, Ilya Feygin, Gregory L. Kirk, James A. Connelly, Ning Zhao, James P. Mueller, Peter Kieselbach