Patents by Inventor Neal F. Gordon

Neal F. Gordon 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: 20100331200
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and apparatus for detecting the pattern of post translational modification in a protein or in a plurality of proteins in a sample. One or more target proteins are subjected to predetermined proteolysis to yield plural peptide fragments comprising potential post translational modification sites. The fragments and the state of such sites are analyzed to yield a post translational pattern for the protein or proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Neal F. Gordon, James R. Graham, Timothy Kenneth Nadler
  • Patent number: 7645586
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, reagents and apparatus for detecting protein isoforms (e.g., those due to alternative splicing, or different disease protein isoforms or degradation products) in a sample, including using combinations of capture agents to identify the isoforms to be detected/measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: Neal F. Gordon, James R. Graham
  • Patent number: 6344172
    Abstract: The invention features an apparatus for the separation and analysis of proteins, which includes a sample input, a first liquid chromatography column, a multiport injection valve connecting the sample input to the column, a pump for providing variable pressure delivery of a solution to the column via the multiport valve, and a program for specifying a sequence of system control programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: PerSeptive Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Noubar Afeyan, Neal F. Gordon