Patents by Inventor Pierre Sévigny

Pierre Sévigny 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: 20160356742
    Abstract: There is provided an electrolyte solution for extending useful electrophoresis life of an electrophoresis gel containing Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TRIS), at least one zwitterion, and water. The electrolyte solution may be used in buffer systems for gel electrophoresis, such as SDS-PAGE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Pierre SEVIGNY
  • Patent number: 9448202
    Abstract: There is provided an electrolyte solution for extending useful electrophoresis life of an electrophoresis gel containing Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TRIS), at least one zwitterion, and water. The electrolyte solution may be used in buffer systems for gel electrophoresis, such as SDS-PAGE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: DGEL ELECTROSYSTEM INC.
    Inventor: Pierre Sevigny
  • Publication number: 20160216232
    Abstract: There is provided an electrolyte solution for extending shelf life, and/or accelerating or improving resolution or improving transfer efficacy for blot applications, or accelerating and improving resolution, or accelerating and improving transfer efficacy of gel electrophoresis and containing Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TRIS), at least one zwitterion, and water. The electrolyte solution may be used in buffer systems for gel electrophoresis and the preparation of gels for gel electrophoresis, such as Western blot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Pierre SÉVIGNY
  • Publication number: 20160103098
    Abstract: There is provided an electrolyte solution for extending useful electrophoresis life of an electrophoresis gel containing Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TRIS), at least one zwitterion, and water. The electrolyte solution may be used in buffer systems for gel electrophoresis, such as SDS-PAGE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: DGEL ELECTROSYSTEM INC.
    Inventor: Pierre SEVIGNY
  • Patent number: 9267916
    Abstract: There is provided an electrolyte solution for extending shelf life, and/or accelerating or improving resolution or improving transfer efficacy for blot applications, or accelerating and improving resolution, or accelerating and improving transfer efficacy of gel electrophoresis and containing Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TRIS), at least one zwitterion, and water. The electrolyte solution may be used in buffer systems for gel electrophoresis and the preparation of gels for gel electrophoresis, such as Western blot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: DGel Electrosystem Inc.
    Inventor: Pierre Sévigny
  • Patent number: 9250208
    Abstract: There is provided an electrolyte solution for extending useful electrophoresis life of an electrophoresis gel containing Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TRIS), at least one zwitterion, and water. The electrolyte solution may be used in buffer systems for gel electrophoresis, such as SDS-PAGE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: DGEL ELECTROSYSTEM INC.
    Inventor: M. Pierre Sévigny
  • Patent number: 9250209
    Abstract: There is provided an electrolyte solution for extending useful electrophoresis life of an electrophoresis gel containing Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TRIS), at least one zwitterion, and water. The electrolyte solution may be used in buffer systems for gel electrophoresis, such as SDS-PAGE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: DGEL ELECTROSYSTEM INC.
    Inventor: Pierre Sevigny
  • Patent number: 9103779
    Abstract: There is provided an electrolyte solution for extending shelf life, and/or accelerating or improving resolution or improving transfer efficacy for blot applications, or accelerating and improving resolution, or accelerating and improving transfer efficacy of gel electrophoresis and containing Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TRIS), at least one zwitterion, and water. The electrolyte solution may be used in buffer systems for gel electrophoresis and the preparation of gels for gel electrophoresis, such as Western blot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: DGel Electrosystem Inc.
    Inventor: Pierre Sevigny
  • Publication number: 20150185183
    Abstract: There is provided an electrolyte solution for extending shelf life, and/or accelerating or improving resolution or improving transfer efficacy for blot applications, or accelerating and improving resolution, or accelerating and improving transfer efficacy of gel electrophoresis and containing Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TRIS), at least one zwitterion, and water. The electrolyte solution may be used in buffer systems for gel electrophoresis and the preparation of gels for gel electrophoresis, such as Western blot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventor: Pierre SÉVIGNY
  • Patent number: 9046495
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-toxic dipolar solvent for chromogenic substrate for detecting presence of lacZ gene and/or gene activity, which comprises a stabilizing amount of a solubilizing agent. The present invention also relates to a method for inducing lac operon in screening assay, comprising the step of contacting an agar plate with at least one essential oil in a concentration sufficient to induce the lac operon. The present invention further relates to a method for detecting the presence of bacteria, comprising the step of contacting an agar plate with at least one essential oil in a concentration sufficient to induce detection of the bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Sévigny, Martina Bielefeld-Sévigny
  • Publication number: 20150107997
    Abstract: There is provided an electrolyte solution for extending useful electrophoresis life of an electrophoresis gel containing Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TRIS), at least one zwitterion, and water. The electrolyte solution may be used in buffer systems for gel electrophoresis, such as SDS-PAGE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: DGEL ELECTROSYSTEM INC.
    Inventor: Pierre SEVIGNY
  • Publication number: 20130316330
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-toxic dipolar solvent for chromogenic substrate for detecting presence of lacZ gene and/or gene activity, which comprises a stabilizing amount of a solubilizing agent. The present invention also relates to a method for inducing lac operon in screening assay, comprising the step of contacting an agar plate with at least one essential oil in a concentration sufficient to induce the lac operon. The present invention further relates to a method for detecting the presence of bacteria, comprising the step of contacting an agar plate with at least one essential oil in a concentration sufficient to induce detection of the bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Sévigny, Martina Bielefeld-Sévigny
  • Patent number: 8501433
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-toxic dipolar solvent for chromogenic substrate for detecting presence of lacZ gene and/or gene activity, which comprises a stabilizing amount of a solubilizing agent. The present invention also relates to a method for inducing lac operon in screening assay, comprising the step of contacting an agar plate with at least one essential oil in a concentration sufficient to induce the lac operon. The present invention further relates to a method for detecting the presence of bacteria, comprising the step of contacting an agar plate with at least one essential oil in a concentration sufficient to induce detection of the bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Sévigny, Martina Bielefeld-Sévigny
  • Publication number: 20130048497
    Abstract: There is provided an electrolyte solution for extending shelf life, and/or accelerating or improving resolution or improving transfer efficacy for blot applications, or accelerating and improving resolution, or accelerating and improving transfer efficacy of gel electrophoresis and containing Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TRIS), at least one zwitterion, and water. The electrolyte solution may be used in buffer systems for gel electrophoresis and the preparation of gels for gel electrophoresis, such as Western blot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: DGel Electrosystem Inc.
    Inventor: Pierre Sevigny
  • Publication number: 20130015067
    Abstract: There is provided an electrolyte solution for extending useful electrophoresis life of an electrophoresis gel containing Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TRIS), at least one zwitterion, and water. The electrolyte solution may be used in buffer systems for gel electrophoresis, such as SDS-PAGE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: DGEL ELECTROSYSTEM INC.
    Inventor: M. Pierre SÉVIGNY
  • Publication number: 20110084194
    Abstract: It is described a sealed cassette for molding a composition used for biological analysis having a first opening for introducing the composition and a second opening for contacting the composition. The sealed cassette further comprises a stopper removably mounted onto the cassette to seal the second opening. Another cassette comprises a first shell and a second shell. The first shell and the second shell are adapted for mating together in a first respective position keeping a first distance between the first shell and the second shell and for mating together in a second respective position keeping a second distance between the first shell and the second shell. The first and second shells, when mated together, are adapted to receive the composition. Methods for making such cassettes are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: DGel Sciences
    Inventors: Pierre Sévigny, Christopher Burry, Shamee Patil
  • Publication number: 20110054085
    Abstract: There is provided a marking composition containing a water soluble cellulose, a mineral marker; and water, and method of marking a gel and a gel mold with an indicia prepared with the marking composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: DGel Sciences
    Inventors: Pierre Sévigny, Jacques Primeau, Nina Duru
  • Publication number: 20060172369
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-toxic dipolar solvent for chromogenic substrate for detecting presence of lacZ gene and/or gene activity, which comprises a stabilizing amount of a solubilizing agent. The present invention also relates to a method for inducing lac operon in screening assay, comprising the step of contacting an agar plate with at least one essential oil in a concentration sufficient to induce the lac operon. The present invention further relates to a method for detecting the presence of bacteria, comprising the step of contacting an agar plate with at least one essential oil in a concentration sufficient to induce detection of the bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Pierre Sevigny, Martina Bielefeld-Sevigny
  • Publication number: 20060163067
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mold for the manufacture of an electrophoresis cassette (10), the mold comprising a body having a cassette molding part formed on one face thereof, the cassette molding part being surrounded by a peripheral sheet engaging portion extending in a plane located at a different elevation than the cassette molding part to provide for substantially uniform stretching of the sheet on the cassette molding part. The present invention also relates to a molding method for the manufacture of an electrophoresis cassette, a method for filing an electrophoresis medium into an electrophoresis cassette and to a comb (22) for an electrophoresis cassette adapted to be removably inserted into the cassette comprising at least one tooth (32) having protrusion (104) provided thereto for preventing the electrophoresis medium gel attachment to the comb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Pierre Sevigny, Roy Dominique
  • Publication number: 20020096431
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mold for the manufacture of an electrophoresis cassette, the mold comprising a body having a cassette molding part formed on one face thereof, the cassette molding part being surrounded by a peripheral sheet engaging portion extending in a plane located at a different elevation than the cassette molding part to provide for substantially uniform stretching of the sheet on the cassette molding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Pierre Sevigny, Dominique Roy