Patents by Inventor Martin Alexander Smith

Martin Alexander Smith 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).

  • FTA-coated media for use as a molecular diagnostic tool
    Patent number: 7498133
    Abstract: There is provided a substrate for lysing cells and purifying nucleic acid having a matrix and a coating and an integrity maintainer for maintaining the purified nucleic acid. Also provided is a method of purifying nucleic acid by applying a nucleic acid sample to a substrate having an anionic detergent affixed to a matrix, the substrate physically capturing the nucleic acid, bonding the nucleic acid to a substrate and generating a signal when the nucleic acid bonds to the substrate indicating the presence of the nucleic acid. A kit for purifying nucleic acid containing a coated matrix and an integrity maintenance provider for preserving the matrix and purifying nucleic acid is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Whatman, Inc.
    Inventors: Galina Fomovskaia, Martin Alexander Smith, James Critser Davis, Kevin Jones, Mikhail A. Fomovsky
  • FTA- coated media for use as a molecular diagnostic tool
    Patent number: 6746841
    Abstract: There is provided a substrate for lysing calls and purifying nucleic acid having a matrix and a coating and an integrity maintainer for maintaining the purified nucleic acid. Also provided is a method of purifying nucleic acid by applying a nucleic acid sample to a substrate having an anionic detergent affixed to a matrix, the substrate physically capturing the nucleic acid, bonding the nucleic acid to a substrate and generating a signal when the nucleic acid bonds to the substrate indicating the presence of the nucleic acid. A kit for purifying nucleic acid containing a coated matrix and an integrity maintenance provider for preserving the matrix and purifying nucleic acid is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Whatman Inc.
    Inventors: Galina Fomovskaia, Martin Alexander Smith, James Critser Davis, Kevin Jones, Mikhail A. Fomovsky
  • Fta-coated media for use as a molecular diagnostic tool
    Publication number: 20040101895
    Abstract: There is provided a substrate for lysing cells and purifying nucleic acid having a matrix and a coating and an integrity maintainer for maintaining the purified nucleic acid. Also provided is a method of purifying nucleic acid by applying a nucleic acid sample to a substrate having an anionic detergent affixed to a matrix, the substrate physically capturing the nucleic acid, bonding the nucleic acid to a substrate and generating a signal when the nucleic acid bonds to the substrate indicating the presence of the nucleic acid. A kit for purifying nucleic acid containing a coated matrix and an integrity maintenance provider for preserving the matrix and purifying nucleic acid is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Galina Fomovskaia, Martin Alexander Smith, James Critser Davis, Kevin Jones, Mikhail A. Fomovsky