Patents by Inventor Luburt Stryer

Luburt Stryer 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).

  • Apparatus for polymer synthesis
    Patent number: 6660234
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparation of a substrate containing a plurality of sequences. Photoremovable groups are attached to a surface of a substrate. Selected regions of the substrate are exposed to light so as to activate the selected areas. A monomer, also containing a photoremovable group, is provided to the substrate to bind at the selected areas. The process is repeated using a variety of monomers such as amino acids until sequences of a desired length are obtained. Detection methods and apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.
    Inventors: Luburt Stryer, Stephen P. A. Fodor, J. Leighton Read, Michael C. Pirrung