Patents by Inventor Matt Winkler

Matt Winkler 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).

  • Compositions and methods for preserving RNA in biological samples
    Publication number: 20060105468
    Abstract: The present invention concerns methods and compositions to prepare biological samples to preserve the macromolecules in the samples. Embodiments of the invention concern the use of a soak solution that contains one or more water-miscible solvents. A sample is incubated with the soak solution to the point of saturation at a temperature above the melting temperature of the water-miscible solvent but below 0° C. The use of methods and compositions of the invention allow for subsequent preparation or analysis of the samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Matt Winkler, Richard Conrad