Patents by Inventor Michele A. Bartlett

Michele A. Bartlett 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).

  • Polymeric structures, particularly microstructures, and methods for making same
    Patent number: 7405034
    Abstract: Methods of adhering polymeric materials to a substrate, either directly or through linker molecules, are disclosed. Structures, for example, microstructures, including microwells and arrays of microwells, may be readily formed using the methods. In some embodiments, microstructures formed completely from polymeric materials are provided, making it possible to tailor the chemical and physical properties of the microstructures. For example, microwells having a bottom comprising a polar polymeric material and well sides/top comprising a non-polar polymeric material are provided. Biochemical reagents may be easily delivered to such “smart wells” because the intrinsic attraction of the well bottom for the reagents and the intrinsic repulsion between the well sides/top combine to direct the reagents to the wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Portland State University
    Inventors: Mingdi Yan, Michele A. Bartlett
  • Polymeric structures, particularly microstructures, and methods for making same
    Publication number: 20040242023
    Abstract: Methods of adhering polymeric materials to a substrate, either directly or through linker molecules, are disclosed. Structures, for example, microstructures, including microwells and arrays of microwells, may be readily formed using the methods. In some embodiments, microstructures formed completely from polymeric materials are provided, making it possible to tailor the chemical and physical properties of the microstructures. For example, microwells having a bottom comprising a polar polymeric material and well sides/top comprising a non-polar polymeric material are provided. Biochemical reagents may be easily delivered to such “smart wells” because the intrinsic attraction of the well bottom for the reagents and the intrinsic repulsion between the well sides/top combine to direct the reagents to the wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of Portland State University
    Inventors: Mingdi Yan, Michele A. Bartlett