Patents by Inventor Frank R. Holden

Frank R. Holden 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for evaluating the quality of a combinatorial library of compounds
    Patent number: 6706244
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided to facilitate the evaluation of the quality of a combinatorial library of compounds. One exemplary device comprises a holding plate having an array of apertures. A plurality of vials are removably held within the apertures. Each of the vials has an open top end. A seal member is disposed over the top ends of the vials, and a top plate is removably coupled to the holding plate to force the seal member against the top ends of the vials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
    Inventors: Frank R. Holden, William L. Fitch, Kenneth C. Lewis
  • Apparatus and methods for evaluating the quality of a combinatorial library of compounds
    Publication number: 20020001541
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided to facilitate the evaluation of the quality of a combinatorial library of compounds. One exemplary device comprises a holding plate having an array of apertures. A plurality of vials are removably held within the apertures. Each of the vials has an open top end. A seal member is disposed over the top ends of the vials, and a top plate is removably coupled to the holding plate to force the seal member against the top ends of the vials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Frank R. Holden, William L. Fitch, Kenneth C. Lewis