Patents by Inventor Melissa Perrigo

Melissa Perrigo 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).

  • Processes for generating germanium-68 with reduced volatiles
    Patent number: 10777331
    Abstract: Processes for producing germanium-68 from a gallium target body are disclosed. In some embodiments, germanium-68 and gallium are precipitated to remove metal impurities. Germanium-68 and gallium are re-dissolved and loaded onto an ion exchange column to separate germanium-68 from gallium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Curium US LLC
    Inventors: David Pipes, William Uhland, Melissa Perrigo, Mark Owens
  • PROCESSES FOR GENERATING GERMANIUM-68 WITH REDUCED VOLATILES
    Publication number: 20180137947
    Abstract: Processes for producing germanium-68 from a gallium target body are disclosed. In some embodiments, germanium-68 and gallium are precipitated to remove metal impurities. Germanium-68 and gallium are re-dissolved and loaded onto an ion exchange column to separate germanium-68 from gallium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: David Pipes, William Uhland, Melissa Perrigo, Mark Owens