Patents by Inventor Neil Boonham

Neil Boonham 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).

  • Purification method and kits
    Patent number: 8043811
    Abstract: A method for separating nucleic acid from a liquid sample, said method comprising the steps of causing a liquid sample containing or suspected of containing said nucleic acid to flow along a bibulous membrane, for example of a conventional lateral flow device, so that nucleic acid is distributed along the length of the membrane. The nucleic acid may be detected on the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: The Food & Environment Research Agency (FERA) representing the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
    Inventors: Christopher Danks, Neil Boonham
  • PURIFICATION METHOD AND KITS
    Publication number: 20090098560
    Abstract: A method for separating nucleic acid from a liquid sample, said method comprising the steps of causing a liquid sample containing or suspected of containing said nucleic acid to flow along a bibulous membrane, for example of a conventional lateral flow device, so that nucleic acid is distributed along the length of the membrane. The nucleic acid may be detected on the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher Danks, Neil Boonham