Patents by Inventor Eric Levillain

Eric Levillain 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).

  • NEW USE FOR A COMPOUND AS A MATRIX IN THE SPECIFIC DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION AND/OR QUANTIFICATION OF ALKALOIDS BY MALDI-TOF MASS SPECTROMETRY
    Publication number: 20140319331
    Abstract: There is provided (i) a method of analysing small molecules that may have a mass of <800 Da, in particular alkaloids, said method being generally referred to as MALDI-TOF-MS (or MALDI time-of-flight mass spectrometry), which is an acronym for a method of analysis by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Also provided is (ii) a molecule according to formula (I) and the use of the molecule as a matrix in the analysis method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS, UNIVERSITE D'ANGERS
    Inventors: Marylène Dias, Eric Levillain, Pascal Richomme, Andreas Schinkovitz, Denis Seraphin