Patents by Inventor Keri Hopkins

Keri Hopkins 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).

  • Removal of embedding media from biological samples and cell conditioning on automated staining instruments
    Patent number: 7410753
    Abstract: The present invention provides reagents for use in an automated environment for removing or etching embedding media by exposing a biological sample to be stained in histochemical or cytochemical procedures without the dependence on organic solvents. The reagents comprise components optimized to facilitate removal or etching of the embedding media from the biological sample. The present invention also provides reagents for use in an automated environment for cell conditioning biological samples wherein the cells are predisposed for access by reagent molecules for histochemical and cytochemical staining procedures. The reagents comprise components optimized to facilitate molecular access to cells and cell constituents within the biological sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Keri Hopkins, Alexis Pusch, Catherine Wolf, Anthony Hartman, James Pettay, Kimberly Christensen, Ethel Macrea, Noemi Sebastiao
  • Removal of embedding media from biological samples and cell conditioning on automated staining instruments
    Publication number: 20040121485
    Abstract: The present invention provides reagents for use in an automated environment for removing or etching embedding media by exposing a biological sample to be stained in histochemical or cytochemical procedures without the dependence on organic solvents. The reagents comprise components optimized to facilitate removal or etching of the embedding media from the biological sample. The present invention also provides reagents for use in an automated environment for cell conditioning biological samples wherein the cells are predisposed for access by reagent molecules for histochemical and cytochemical staining procedures. The reagents comprise components optimized to facilitate molecular access to cells and cell constituents within the biological sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Keri Hopkins, Alexis Pusch, Catherine Wolf, Anthony Hartman, James Pettay, Kimberly Christensen, Ethel Macrea, Noemi Sebastiao