Patents by Inventor Paul A. Whetstone

Paul A. Whetstone 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).

  • Element-coded affinity tags
    Patent number: 7267994
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for detecting, analyzing, and identifying biomolecules. More particularly, the invention provides Element Coded Affinity Tags comprising a metal chelate and a metal ion and methods of using the tags to detect, analyze, and identify biomolecules including polypeptides, nucleic acids, lipids, and polysaccharides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Claude F. Meares, Carlito B. Lebrilla, Nathaniel G. Butlin, Sarah M. Cheal, Todd M. Corneillie, Susan Lee, Paul A. Whetstone, Nicolas L. Young
  • Element-coded affinity tags
    Patent number: 7214545
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for detecting, analyzing, and identifying biomolecules. More particularly, the invention provides Element Coded Affinity Tags comprising a metal chelate and a metal ion and methods of using the tags to detect, analyze, and identify biomolecules including polypeptides, nucleic acids, lipids, and polysaccharides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Claude F. Meares, Paul A. Whetstone, Todd M. Corneillie, Nathaniel G. Butlin