Patents by Inventor Jeffrey J. Sugarman

Jeffrey J. Sugarman 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 method for parallel coupling reactions
    Patent number: 5503805
    Abstract: A device and method for efficiently synthesizing diverse molecular products on substrates. A parent vessel 200 contains a suspension of substrates. The suspension is pressurized with argon and transferred to a plurality of reaction vessels 201-209 in one or more reaction vessel banks where monomer addition reactions take place. Optionally, the substrates may be tagged with a tag monomer. A vortexing motor 300 vortexes the contents of reaction vessels 201-209 during monomer addition reactions to enhance synthesis. After the desired monomer and/or tag monomer addition reaction, the suspension is pressurized with argon and transferred back to parent vessel 200 for mixing. Thereafter, the suspension may be pressurized with argon and reallocated among reaction vessels 201-209 for further synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Affymax Technologies N.V.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Sugarman, Richard P. Rava, Haim Kedar