Patents by Inventor Kyriakos Ikonomidis

Kyriakos Ikonomidis 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).

  • Method for preparing high quality crystals by directing ionized gas molecules through and/or over a saturated solution comprising a protein
    Patent number: 10060048
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for facilitating preparation of high quality crystals suitable for X-ray crystallographic studies. The method comprises that an electric charge or current is provided to a saturated solution of the molecule to be crystallized, preferably via a jet of gaseous ions. Also disclosed is an assembly for carrying out the method of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Wetling IP CCG Ltd
    Inventors: Kyriakos Ikonomidis, Konstantinos Poulas, Ioannis Tzimas, John F. Wetling
  • Crystallisation and Crystal Growth
    Publication number: 20150284874
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for facilitating preparation of high quality crystals suitable for X-ray crystallographic studies. The method comprises that an electric charge or current is provided to a saturated solution of the molecule to be crystallized, preferably via a jet of gaseous ions. Also disclosed is an assembly for carrying out the method of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Kyriakos Ikonomidis, Konstantinos Poulas, Ioannis Tzimas, John F. Wetling