Patents by Inventor Esteban V. Herreria

Esteban V. Herreria 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 of treating ceramic surfaces
    Publication number: 20040072508
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for treating ceramic surfaces to decrease their wettability by aqueous solutions. One method involves polishing the ceramic surface until wettability is decreased, and a second method involves a silane heat treatment. Both methods can be used to produce ceramic supports for IEF and electrophoresis gels, as well as microarray plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Cheng-Tsin Lee, Keith A. Ferguson, Esteban V. Herreria
  • Method of treating ceramic surfaces
    Patent number: 6652918
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for treating ceramic surfaces to decrease their wettability by aqueous solutions. One method involves polishing the ceramic surface until wettability is decreased, and a second method involves a silane heat treatment. Both methods can be used to produce ceramic supports for IEF and electrophoresis gels, as well as microarray plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: The Morgan Crucible Company PLC
    Inventors: Cheng-Tsin Lee, Keith A. Ferguson, Esteban V. Herreria