Patents by Inventor Mark Ian Wallace

Mark Ian Wallace 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).

  • BILAYERS
    Publication number: 20140249056
    Abstract: A method for producing a bilayer, the method comprising: (a) providing a hydrated support and a hydrophilic body immersed in a hydrophobic medium; wherein a first monolayer of amphipathic molecules is formed on an interface between the hydrophobic medium and the hydrophilic body and a second monolayer of amphipathic molecules is formed on an interface between the hydrophobic medium and the hydrated support; and (b) bringing the first monolayer into contact with the second monolayer to form a bilayer of amphipathic molecules, wherein at least part of a cell membrane, comprising cell membrane constituents, is provided in or on the hydrated support and/or in the hydrophilic body, and such that constituents of the cell membrane incorporate into the bilayer during or after the bilayer formation. A bilayer produced by the method of the invention, and uses of the bilayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: ISIS INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Ian Wallace, Sebastian Leptihn, James Russell Thompson
  • Bilayers
    Patent number: 8784929
    Abstract: A method for producing a bilayer of amphipathic molecules comprising providing a hydrated support and providing a hydrophilic body, and bringing the hydrated support and hydrophilic body into contact to form a bilayer of amphipathic molecules. A bilayer produced by the method of the invention, and uses of the bilayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Isis Innovation Limited
    Inventors: Mark Ian Wallace, Andrew John Heron, Matthew Alexander Holden
  • BILAYERS
    Publication number: 20120220481
    Abstract: A method for producing a bilayer, the method comprising: (a) providing a hydrated support and a hydrophilic body immersed in a hydrophobic medium; wherein a first monolayer of amphipathic molecules is formed on an interface between the hydrophobic medium and the hydrophilic body and a second monolayer of amphipathic molecules is formed on an interface between the hydrophobic medium and the hydrated support; and (b) bringing the first monolayer into contact with the second monolayer to form a bilayer of amphipathic molecules, wherein at least part of a cell membrane, comprising cell membrane constituents, is provided in or on the hydrated support and/or in the hydrophilic body, and such that constituents of the cell membrane incorporate into the bilayer during or after the bilayer formation. A bilayer produced by the method of the invention, and uses of the bilayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: ISIS INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Ian Wallace, Sebastian Leptihn, James Russell Thompson
  • BILAYERS
    Publication number: 20110041978
    Abstract: A method for producing a bilayer of amphipathic molecules comprising providing a hydrated support and providing a hydrophilic body, and bringing the hydrated support and hydrophilic body into contact to form a bilayer of amphipathic molecules. A bilayer produced by the method of the invention, and uses of the bilayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventor: Mark Ian Wallace