Patents by Inventor Kristen Kulp

Kristen Kulp 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).

  • Sample preparation of biological cells for analysis
    Publication number: 20070218455
    Abstract: A system for reliably and reproducibly exposing the contents of a biological cell to an analysis instrument comprising a sample handling unit that includes a first substrate with first substrate face and a second substrate with second substrate face. The first substrate face and the second substrate face are opposed. The biological cell is positioned between the first substrate face and the second substrate face. A framework with a mechanism for applying a range of pressures to the first substrate face and the second substrate face reliably and reproducibly exposes the contents of the biological cell to the analysis instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Knize, Kristen Kulp, Kuang Wu
  • Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometer mapping of cells and tissue
    Publication number: 20070138385
    Abstract: A method of analyzing a cell. A finely focused energetic primary-ion beam of a time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometer is directed to the cell. Interrogating at least one region of interest area from the cell and producing data. Distributing the data in plots indicating measures of similarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Kristen Kulp, Kuang Jen Wu, Mark Knize, James Felton