Patents by Inventor Mary E. Power

Mary E. Power 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 and method for the purification of nucleic acids
    Patent number: 7534623
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel device comprising a sol-gel filled microchannel and methods for purifying nucleic acids from biological samples. In one embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the microfluidic device (1) comprises a base (2) with a microchannel (3) formed in the interior of base (2), wherein said microchannel (3) is filled with a sol-gel matrix and in fluid communication with an inlet port (4) and outlet port (5) wherein inlet port (4) and outlet port (5) are formed on the exterior surface (10) of base (2). The device may be further provided with additional components to allow for analytical analysis of the purified nucleic acid sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: James P. Landers, Pamela E. Norris, Mary E. Power, Jerome P. Ferrance, Sushil Shrinivasan, Kelley A. Wolfe, Michael C. Breadmore
  • Sol-gel biomaterial immobilization
    Publication number: 20010055797
    Abstract: A sol and a method for forming a sol that can be used to immobilize biological materials and/or form robust macroporous gels. As needed, sols that are compatible with biological materials can be produced. Also as needed, robust macroporous gels can be formed by introducing dispersants to suitable sols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: John F.T. Conroy, Pamela M. Norris, Mary E. Power