Patents by Inventor Nicolette S. Fender

Nicolette S. Fender 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).

  • Substrate bound linker molecules for the construction of biomolecule microarrays
    Publication number: 20040121399
    Abstract: A series of photoactivatible surface bound linker molecules, which can be used to fabricate biomolecular arrays, is described. Specifically, a composition which includes a solid substrate; an organic linking group having one terminal end portion bound to the solid substrate and at least one other terminal end portion containing an alcohol or carbonyl functionality; and an acid labile protecting group selected from acetals and ketals bound to the alcohol or carbonyl functionality. A composition which comprises a solid substrate; an organic linking group having one terminal end portion bound to the solid substrate and at least one other terminal end portion containing an aldehyde group is also described. The present invention further provides a composition which includes a solid substrate; and at least one of a photoacid generator or a sensitizer bound to the solid substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Phillip J. Brock, Richard A. Dipietro, Nicolette S. Fender, Robert D. Miller, Sally A. Swanson, Gregory M. Wallraff