Patents by Inventor Nichole Lea Wood

Nichole Lea Wood 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).

  • METHODS FOR MAKING A HOUSINGLESS HOLLOW FIBER FILTRATION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110139345
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of manufacturing a housingless hollow fiber filtration apparatus using batch, continuous, and semi-continuous processes. Also provided is manufacturing methods to increase rigidity of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: James Mitchell White, Nichole Lea Wood, Weston Blaine Griffin, Ryan Austin Hutchinson, Owen Scott Quirion, Philip Alexander Shoemaker, Eric Douglas Williams
  • AGENTS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING PROTEIN INTERACTIONS
    Publication number: 20110070596
    Abstract: Agents and methods for qualitative and quantitative analysis a protein complex or protein complexes using isotope-labeled symmetrical bifunctional crosslinkers and mass spectrometry are provided. Targeting moieties, cell permeability moieties, or affinity moieties, may be appended to the bifunctional crosslinkers. The isotope-labeled symmetrical bifunctional crosslinkers may be used in a kit or as a library.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Nichole Lea Wood, Mohan Mark Amaratunga, Hans Grade, Faisal Ahmed Syud, Anup Sood, Reginald Donovan Smith, Ayse Betul Dinc, Amy Casey Williams, Anthony John Murray, Gregory Daryll Goddard
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20100133181
    Abstract: Method and systems, for processing biological material, that contain a biological material in a vessel; add an aggregating agent to the material in the vessel and allow the material to separate into two or more distinct submaterials; extract one or more of the submaterials from the vessel; automatically transport one or more of the submaterials remaining in the vessel to a filtration device; and collect a resulting target retentate into a target retentate receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nichole Lea Wood, Reginald Donovan Smith, Hongyi Zhou, Liming Yu, Brian Polizzotti, Peter Miller
  • DNA MINI-CIRCLES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100055744
    Abstract: Methods and kits for generating circular nucleic acids in a cell-free system, and uses for the generated circular nucleic acids are provided. The methods comprise in vitro amplification of a nucleic acid template comprising a recombination site to produce tandem repeat nucleic acid sequence, and employ a recombination protein to generate the circular nucleic acids from the tandem repeat nucleic acid sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: John Richard Nelson, Nichole Lea Wood, Gregory Andrew Grossmann, Robert Scott Duthie
  • UNPROCESSED ROLLING CIRCLE AMPLIFICATION PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20100008939
    Abstract: Methods and compositions using unprocessed (i.e., not deliberately or intentionally cleaved, circularized, or supercoiled) rolling circle amplification (RCA) product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: John Richard Nelson, Brian Michael Davis, Andrew Soliz Torres, Nichole Lea Wood