Patents by Inventor Michael D. Pierce

Michael D. Pierce 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).

  • Preparation of glassified biological reagents
    Patent number: 8900525
    Abstract: The invention related to a method of making a dried reagent preparation, comprising the steps of: providing an aqueous solution of at least one buffered biological reagent; mixing a glass forming filler material with the buffered reagent solution to form a mixture wherein the concentration of the filler material is sufficient to facilitate formation of a glassy, porous composition; dispensing the mixture in the form of substantially uniform droplets into wells of a multi-well container, wherein a single droplet is dispensed into each well; drying the droplets in the container to form the reagent preparation. The reagent preparation is water soluble and has a Tg sufficient for room temperature stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Corp.
    Inventors: Reddy Ponaka, Joseph W. Farchaus, Michael D. Pierce
  • PREPARATION OF GLASSIFIED BIOLOGICAL REAGENTS
    Publication number: 20090325263
    Abstract: The invention related to a method of making a dried reagent preparation, comprising the steps of: providing an aqueous solution of at least one buffered biological reagent; mixing a glass forming filler material with the buffered reagent solution to form a mixture wherein the concentration of the filler material is sufficient to facilitate formation of a glassy, porous composition; dispensing the mixture in the form of substantially uniform droplets into wells of a multi-well container, wherein a single droplet is dispensed into each well; drying the droplets in the container to form the reagent preparation. The reagent preparation is water soluble and has a Tg sufficient for room temperature stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES CORP.
    Inventors: Reddy Ponaka, Joseph W. Farchaus, Michael D. Pierce