Patents by Inventor Martha Liley

Martha Liley 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).

  • Patent number: 9371508
    Abstract: A clamping insert for cell culture having a lower support with a hollow member engagable in a well of a microplate, the hollow member being open at both ends and including a support surface at one end, and first tightening elements. The clamping insert further having an inner holder sized to be fitted inside the hollow member, and second tightening elements arranged to cooperate with the first tightening elements of the hollow member to tighten reversibly between the inner holder and the support surface of the lower support a porous substrate. The inner holder further including an open channel keeping free the porous substrate. Retaining elements intended to cooperate with the well of the microplate are provided to allow the clamping insert to be suspended in the well, and sealing elements are provided to hermetically seal the contact area between the clamping insert and the porous substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA, RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT
    Inventors: Silvia Angeloni Suter, Martha Liley
  • Publication number: 20160137964
    Abstract: A clamping insert for cell culture having a lower support with a hollow member engagable in a well of a microplate, the hollow member being open at both ends and including a support surface at one end, and first tightening elements. The clamping insert further having an inner holder sized to be fitted inside the hollow member, and second tightening elements arranged to cooperate with the first tightening elements of the hollow member to tighten reversibly between the inner holder and the support surface of the lower support a porous substrate. The inner holder further including an open channel keeping free the porous substrate. Retaining elements intended to cooperate with the well of the microplate are provided to allow the clamping insert to be suspended in the well, and sealing elements are provided to hermetically seal the contact area between the clamping insert and the porous substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Silvia ANGELONI SUTER, Martha LILEY
  • Publication number: 20130022500
    Abstract: A clamping insert for cell culture includes: a lower support having: i. a hollow member sized to be engaged in a well of a microplate, the hollow member being open at both its ends and including a support surface at one of its ends, ii. first tightening elements, an inner holder sized to be fitted inside the hollow member, and including second tightening elements arranged to cooperate with the first tightening elements of the hollow member to tighten reversibly between the inner holder and the support surface of the lower support a porous substrate, the inner holder including an opened channel keeping free the porous substrate; retaining elements intended to cooperate with the well of the microplate to allow the clamping insert to be suspended in the well, sealing elements to hermetically seal the contact area between the clamping insert and the porous substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA, Recherche et Developpement
    Inventors: Silvia ANGELONI SUTER, Martha LILEY
  • Patent number: 5763191
    Abstract: The invention concerns a binding matrix containing a carrier material and a solid phase reactant which is adsorbed to this via anchor groups that is capable of binding to at least one free reaction partner wherein the solid phase reactant forms a dilute and essentially laterally homogeneous binding layer on the surface of the carrier material. In addition a method for the determination of an analyte in a sample solution is claimed in which a solid phase reactant is used which is a component of a binding matrix according to the present invention. In this process the specific binding reaction is preferably determined by optical reflection techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Knoll, Franz-Josef Schmitt, Christian Klein, Hans-Joachim Guder, Martha Liley, Jurgen Spinke