Patents by Inventor Mark William Pennington

Mark William Pennington 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).

  • Quinolinium- and pyridinium-based fluorescent dye compounds
    Patent number: 6335446
    Abstract: The present invention relates to quinolinium- and pyridinium-based fluorescent dyes. The dyes are useful for staining proteins in solution, in gels and on solid supports. The dyes of the invention exhibit higher fluorescence emission than known compounds when bound to proteins and also exhibit improved contrast of fluorescence intensity between their protein-bound and unbound states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Oxford Glycosciences (UK) Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark William Pennington, David Ian Scopes, Michael Glen Orchard
  • Quinolinium- and pyridinium-based fluorescent dye compounds
    Patent number: 6262263
    Abstract: The present invention relates to quinolinium- and pyridinium-based fluorescent dyes. The dyes are useful for staining proteins in solution, in gels and on solid supports. The dyes of the invention exhibit higher fluorescence emission than known compounds when bound to proteins and also exhibit improved contrast of fluorescence intensity between their protein-bound and unbound states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Oxford Glycosciences (UK) Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark William Pennington, David Ian Scopes, Michael Glen Orchard