Patents by Inventor Heide Monroe

Heide Monroe 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).

  • Denaturant-Free Electrophoresis of Biological Molecules Under High Temperature Conditions
    Publication number: 20100051459
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of separating a sample comprising biological compounds, such as nucleic acids. The nucleic acids are subjected to electrophoresis using a matrix that is essentially free of denaturants and having at least one random, linear copolymer comprising a first comonomer of acrylamide and at least one secondary comonomer. A temperature of at least a portion of the matrix is at least about 80° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Qingbo Li, Kevin J. Levan, Heide Monroe