Patents by Inventor John G. DeCarolis

John G. DeCarolis 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).

  • Electrophoretic method for the isolation and separation of microorganisms and cell populations
    Patent number: 5578460
    Abstract: The present invention sorts microorganism populations from a mixture which contains more than one microorganism population. Microorganisms of different types vary in size, shape, and surface charge characteristics. These characteristics we believe contribute to the rate of migration for microorganisms under the influence of an electric field. Microorganisms of the same population (genus and species) will migrate similarly. By applying an electric field in a direction opposite the direction of fluid flow, separation is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Richard C. Ebersole, John G. DeCarolis, Randy M. McCormick