Patents by Inventor Laura Nicholson

Laura Nicholson 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).

  • Methods directed to crystalline biomolecules
    Patent number: 11958882
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of preparing a composition comprising crystalline biomolecules, for example, crystalline antibodies. In exemplary embodiments, the method comprises forming a fluidized bed of crystalline biomolecules using, for example, a counter-flow centrifuge to exchange buffer and/or to concentrate the crystalline biomolecules in a solution. Also provided are methods of detecting crystalline biomolecules and/or amorphous biomolecules in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Rizwan Sharnez, William Trieu, Marc A. Caporini, Ron C. Kelly, Neill Burt, Laura Nicholson, Twinkle R. Christian
  • METHODS DIRECTED TO CRYSTALLINE BIOMOLECULES
    Publication number: 20200157141
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of preparing a composition comprising crystalline biomolecules, for example, crystalline antibodies. In exemplary embodiments, the method comprises forming a fluidized bed of crystalline biomolecules using, for example, a counter-flow centrifuge to exchange buffer and/or to concentrate the crystalline biomolecules in a solution. Also provided are methods of detecting crystalline biomolecules and/or amorphous biomolecules in a sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Rizwan Sharnez, William Trieu, Marc A. Caporini, Ron C. Kelly, Neill Burt, Laura Nicholson, Twinkle R. Christian