Patents by Inventor Michael John Francis

Michael John Francis 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).

  • Method for determining cell cycle position
    Patent number: 7235401
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel, non-destructive and dynamic process for determining the cell cycle position of living cells. The invention also provides DNA constructs, and cell lines containing such constructs, that exhibit activation and deactivation of a detectable reporter molecule in a cell cycle specific manner. The invention thus allows greater precision in determining cell cycle phase status than existing techniques and further provides a method for continuous monitoring of cell cycle progression in individual cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignees: GE Healthcare UK Limited, Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Jonathon Noe Pines, Nicholas Thomas, Anne Elizabeth Jones, Ian David Goodyer, Michael John Francis, Rahman Aziz Ismail, Jonathan Mark Kendall
  • Method for determining cell cycle position
    Publication number: 20040248133
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel, non-destructive and dynamic process for determining the cell cycle position of living cells. The invention also provides DNA constructs, and cell lines containing such constructs, that exhibit activation and deactivation of a detectable reporter molecule in a cell cycle specific manner. The invention thus allows greater precision in determining cell cycle phase status than existing techniques and further provides a method for continuous monitoring of cell cycle progression in individual cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Jonathon Noe Pines, Nicolas Thomas, Anne Elizabeth Jones, Ian David Goodyer, Michael John Francis, Rahman Aziz Ismail, Jonathan Mark Kendall