Patents by Inventor Melina Agosto

Melina Agosto 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).

  • Publication number: 20090325262
    Abstract: The present invention provides an article for immobilizing functional organic biomolecules through a covalent bond to a thiolate monolayer on a coinage metal surface. Also provided are methods for making the article and method for the immobilization of functional organic biomolecules on the article. The thiolate monolayer contains two moieties, one having an inert group that is resistant to reacting with biomolecules and one having a covalent bond forming group that reacts with the functional organic biomolecule to covalently immobilize it on the monolayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Christian Hodneland, Stewart Campbell, David Duffy, Melina Agosto, Evelyn Wang
  • Patent number: 7439056
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing assays on materials, particularly biological materials, are provided. The devices and methods make use of self-sealing members, which can be applied to a flat surface to form wells to facilitate immobilization of materials on the flat surface, then removed to yield a flat surface that facilitates the performance of processes on and/or detection of the immobilized material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Surface Logix Inc.
    Inventors: David Duffy, Gregory Kirk, Stewart Campbell, Olivier Schueller, Melina Agosto, Enoch Kim
  • Patent number: 7351575
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing assays on materials, particularly biological materials, are provided. The devices and methods make use of self-sealing members, which can be applied to a flat surface to form wells to facilitate immobilization of materials on the flat surface, then removed to yield a flat surface that facilitates the performance of processes on and/or detection of the immobilized material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Surface Logix, Inc.
    Inventors: David Duffy, Gregory L. Kirk, Stewart Campbell, Olivier Schueller, Melina Agosto
  • Patent number: 7001740
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing assays on materials, particularly biological materials, are provided. The devices and methods make use of self-sealing members, which can be applied to a flat surface to form wells to facilitate immobilization of materials on the flat surface, then removed to yield a flat surface that facilitates the performance of processes on and/or detection of the immobilized material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Surface Logix, Inc.
    Inventors: David Duffy, Gregory L. Kirk, Stewart Campbell, Olivier Schueller, Melina Agosto
  • Patent number: 6967074
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing assays on materials, particularly biological materials, are provided. The devices and methods make use of self-sealing members, which can be applied to a flat surface to form wells to facilitate immobilization of materials on the flat surface, then removed to yield a flat surface that facilitates thc performance of processes on and/or detection of the immobilized material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Surface Logix, Inc.
    Inventors: David Duffy, Gregory L. Kirk, Stewart Campbell, Olivier Schueller, Melina Agosto
  • Publication number: 20050250097
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing assays on materials, particularly biological materials, are provided. The devices and methods make use of self-sealing members, which can be applied to a flat surface to form wells to facilitate immobilization of materials on the flat surface, then removed to yield a flat surface that facilitates the performance of processes on and/or detection of the immobilized material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: David Duffy, Gregory Kirk, Stewart Campbell, Olivier Schueller, Melina Agosto
  • Publication number: 20050100974
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing assays on materials, particularly biological materials, are provided. The devices and methods make use of self-sealing members, which can be applied to a flat surface to form wells to facilitate immobilization of materials on the flat surface, then removed to yield a flat surface that facilitates the performance of processes on and/or detection of the immobilized material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: David Duffy, Gregory Kirk, Stewart Campbell, Olivier Schueller, Melina Agosto
  • Patent number: 6803205
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing assays on materials, particularly biological materials, are provided. The devices and methods make use of self-sealing members, which can be applied to a flat surface to form wells to facilitate immobilization of materials on the flat surface, then removed to yield a flat surface that facilitates the performance of processes on and/or detection of the immobilized material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Surface Logix, Inc.
    Inventors: David Duffy, Gregory L. Kirk, Stewart Campbell, Olivier Schueller, Melina Agosto
  • Publication number: 20030073228
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing assays on materials, particularly biological materials, are provided. The devices and methods make use of self-sealing members, which can be applied to a flat surface to form wells to facilitate immobilization of materials on the flat surface, then removed to yield a flat surface that facilitates the performance of processes on and/or detection of the immobilized material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: David Duffy, Gregory L. Kirk, Stewart Campbell, Olivier Schueller, Melina Agosto
  • Publication number: 20030068637
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing assays on materials, particularly biological materials, are provided. The devices and methods make use of self-sealing members, which can be applied to a flat surface to form wells to facilitate immobilization of materials on the flat surface, then removed to yield a flat surface that facilitates the performance of processes on and/or detection of the immobilized material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: David Duffy, Gregory L. Kirk, Stewart Campbell, Olivier Schueller, Melina Agosto
  • Publication number: 20030032046
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing assays on materials, particularly biological materials, are provided. The devices and methods make use of self-sealing members, which can be applied to a flat surface to form wells to facilitate immobilization of materials on the flat surface, then removed to yield a flat surface that facilitates the performance of processes on and/or detection of the immobilized material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: David Duffy, Gregory L. Kirk, Stewart Campbell, Olivier Schueller, Melina Agosto
  • Publication number: 20030032076
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing assays on materials, particularly biological materials, are provided. The devices and methods make use of self-sealing members, which can be applied to a flat surface to form wells to facilitate immobilization of materials on the flat surface, then removed to yield a flat surface that facilitates the performance of processes on and/or detection of the immobilized material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: David Duffy, Gregory L. Kirk, Stewart Campbell, Olivier Schueller, Melina Agosto
  • Patent number: 5915869
    Abstract: A substantially tetrahedral squeezable resilient core cleaning utensil provided on its various faces with permanent or removable scrubbing surfaces, including porous surfaces containing detergent and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Academy of Applied Science
    Inventors: Melina A. Agosto, Teodoro Arvizo, III, Sean Bradshaw, Scott K. Hiroshige, Nicole Thomas, Eric Wade