Patents by Inventor François Heslot

François Heslot 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).

  • Publication number: 20220119748
    Abstract: A fluidic system for producing extracellular vesicles from suspended producer cells, including at least one container, a liquid medium contained in the container, suspended producer cells, a liquid medium agitator, a device for controlling the speed of the agitator suitable for the growth of the suspended producer cells, wherein the device for controlling the speed of the agitator, the agitator and the shape and dimensions of the container are suitable for generating a turbulent flow of the liquid medium in the container for exerting shear stresses on the producer cells in order to carry out the production of extracellular vesicles, the Kolmogorov length of the flow being less than or equal to 50 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITÉ DE PARIS
    Inventors: Alice GRANGIER, Amanda SILVA, Florence GAZEAU, Claire WILHELM, Max PIFFOUX, François HESLOT
  • Patent number: 7754425
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a process for aligning a macromolecule (macromolecules) on the surface S of a support, characterized in that the triple line S/A/B (meniscus) resulting from the contact between a solvent A and the surface S and a medium B is caused to move on the said surface S, the said macromolecules having a part, especially an end, anchored on the surface S, the other part, especially the other end, being in solution in the solvent A. The subject of the present invention is also a process for detecting, measuring the intramolecular distance of, separating and/or assaying a macromolecule in a sample in which a process of alignment according to the invention is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignees: Institut Pasteur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CRNS)
    Inventors: David Bensimon, Aaron Bensimon, François Heslot
  • Publication number: 20060257910
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a process for aligning a macromolecule (macromolecules) on the surface S of a support, characterized in that the triple line S/A/B (meniscus) resulting from the contact between a solvent A and the surface S and a medium B is caused to move on the said surface S, the said macromolecules having a part, especially an end, anchored on the surface S, the other part, especially the other end, being in solution in the solvent A. The subject of the present invention is also a process for detecting, measuring the intramolecular distance of, separating and/or assaying a macromolecule in a sample in which a process of alignment according to the invention is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: David Bensimon, Aaron Bensimon, Francois Heslot
  • Patent number: 7122647
    Abstract: A product includes a surface on which a coupled complex is aligned, adherent, and stationary, obtained by a process that includes providing a support having a surface with a molecule with biological activity attached, contacting the surface with a sample containing a macromolecule to couple the macromolecule to the molecule on the surface, passing a meniscus over the coupled complex to align the coupled complex, and detecting the macromolecule in the coupled complex. The product is alternatively obtained by passing a meniscus over the molecule with biological activity prior to contacting the surface with a sample containing a macromolecule to couple the macromolecule to the molecule on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignees: Institut Pasteur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: David Bensimon, Aaron Bensimon, François Heslot
  • Publication number: 20030175779
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a process for aligning a macromolecule (macromolecules) on the surface S of a support, characterized in that the triple line S/A/B (meniscus) resulting from the contact between a solvent A and the surface S and a medium B is caused to move on the said surface S, the said macromolecules having a part, especially an end, anchored on the surface S, the other part, especially the other end, being in solution in the solvent A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: Institut Pasteur and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: David Bensimon, Aaron Bensimon, Francois Heslot
  • Patent number: 6548255
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a process for aligning a macromolecule (macromolecules) on the surface S of a support, characterized in that the triple line S/A/B (meniscus) resulting from the contact between a solvent A and the surface S and a medium B is caused to move on the said surface S, the said macromolecules having a part, especially an end, anchored on the surface S, the other part, especially the other end, being in solution in the solvent A. The subject of the present invention is also a process for detecting, measuring the intramolecular distance of, separating and/or assaying a macromolecule in a sample in which a process of alignment according to the invention is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Institut Pasteur and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: David Bensimon, Aaron Bensimon, François Heslot
  • Publication number: 20020031774
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a process for aligning a macromolecule (macromolecules) on the surface S of a support, characterized in that the triple line S/A/B (meniscus) resulting from the contact between a solvent A and the surface S and a medium B is caused to move on the said surface S, the said macromolecules having a part, especially an end, anchored on the surface S, the other part, especially the other end, being in solution in the solvent A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Applicant: Institut Pasteur and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: David Bensimon, Aaron Bensimon, Francois Heslot
  • Patent number: 6342353
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for characterizing nucleic acid duplexes comprising two sequences of nucleic acid at least partially paired, characterized in that it consists in recording at least a signature of said duplexes, which is linked to the force variation required for separating, receptively re-pairing, said two sequences, and in comparing the resulting signature with references.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: François Heslot, Baptiste Essevaz-Roulet, Ulrich Bockelmann
  • Patent number: 6303296
    Abstract: A process for aligning a macromolecule on the surface S of a support comprises forming a triple line S/A/B (meniscus) resulting from contact between a solvent A and the surface S and a medium B is caused to move on the surface S. The macromolecule has a part, especially an end, anchored on the surface S. The other part, especially the other end, is in solution in the solvent A. A process for detecting, measuring the intramolecular distance of, separating and/or assaying a macromolecule in a sample using the process of alignment is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Institut Pasteur Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: David Bensimon, Aaron Bensimon, François Heslot
  • Patent number: 6294324
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process of attaching an end of a nucleic acid on a surface by providing a solution having a pH that allows for specific attachment of an end of a nucleic acid to a surface. The surface, the solution, and the nucleic acid are contacted to attach the end of the nucleic acid to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignees: Institut Pasteur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: David Bensimon, Aaron Bensimon, François Heslot
  • Patent number: 6265153
    Abstract: A process for aligning a macromolecule (macromolecules) on the surface S of a support is characterized in that the triple line S/A/B (meniscus) resulting from the contact between a solvent A and the surface S and a medium B is caused to move on the said surface S, the said macromolecules having a part, especially an end, anchored on the surface S, the other part, especially the other end, being in solution in the solvent A. The subject of the present invention is also a process for detecting, measuring the intramolecular distance of, separating and/or assaying a macromolecule in a sample in which a process of alignment according to the invention is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignees: Institut Pasteur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: David Bensimon, Aaron Bensimon, François Heslot