Patents by Inventor Robert Amess

Robert Amess 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).

  • Computer-assisted methods and apparatus for identification and characterization of biomolecules in a biological sample
    Publication number: 20020191825
    Abstract: The present invention provides computer-assisted methods and apparatus for identifying, selecting and characterizing biomolecules in a biological sample. A two-dimensional array is generated by separating biomolecules present in a complex mixture. A computer-readable profile is constructed representing the identity and relative abundance of a plurality of biomolecules detected by imaging the two dimensional array. Computer-mediated comparison of profiles from multiple samples permits automated identification of subsets of biomolecules that satisfy pre-ordained criteria. Identified biomolecules can be automatically isolated from the two dimensional array by a robotic device in accordance with computer-generated instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Rajesh Bhikhu Parekh, Robert Amess, James Alexander Bruce, Sally Barbara Prime, Albert Edward Platt, Richard Michael Stoney
  • Robotic device for removing selected portions of a polyacrylamide gel
    Patent number: 6480618
    Abstract: The present invention provides computer-assisted methods and apparatus for identifying, selecting and characterizing biomolecules in a biological sample. A two-dimensional array is generated by separating biomolecules present in a complex mixture. A computer-readable profile is constructed representing the identity and relative abundance of a plurality of biomolecules detected by imaging the two dimensional array. Computer-mediated comparison of profiles from multiple samples permits automated identification of subsets of biomolecules that satisfy pre-ordained criteria. Identified biomolecules can be automatically isolated from the two dimensional array by a robotic device in accordance with computer-generated instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Oxford Glycosciences (UK) Ltd.
    Inventors: Rajesh Bhikhu Parekh, Robert Amess, James Alexander Bruce, Sally Barbara Prime, Albert Edward Platt, Richard Michael Stoney
  • Computer-assisted isolation and characterization of proteins
    Patent number: 6278794
    Abstract: The present invention provides computer-assisted methods and apparatus for identifying, selecting and characterizing biomolecules in a biological sample. A two-dimensional array is generated by separating biomolecules present in a complex mixture. A computer-readable profile is constructed representing the identity and relative abundance of a plurality of biomolecules detected by imaging the two dimensional array. Computer-mediated comparison of profiles from multiple samples permits automated identification of subsets of biomolecules that satisfy pre-ordained criteria. Identified biomolecules can be automatically isolated from the two dimensional array by a robotic device in accordance with computer-generated instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Oxford Glycosciences (UK) Ltd
    Inventors: Rajesh Bhikhu Parekh, Robert Amess, James Alexander Bruce, Sally Barbara Prime, Albert Edward Platt, Richard Michael Stoney
  • Computer-assisted methods and apparatus for identification and characterization of biomolecules in a biological sample
    Patent number: 6064754
    Abstract: The present invention provides computer-assisted methods and apparatus for identifying, selecting and characterizing biomolecules in a biological sample. A two-dimensional array is generated by separating biomolecules present in a complex mixture. A computer-readable profile is constructed representing the identity and relative abundance of a plurality of biomolecules detected by imaging the two dimensional array. Computer-mediated comparison of profiles from multiple samples permits automated identification of subsets of biomolecules that satisfy pre-ordained criteria. Identified biomolecules can be automatically isolated from the two dimensional array by a robotic device in accordance with computer-generated instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Oxford Glycosciences (UK) Ltd.
    Inventors: Rajesh Bhikhu Parekh, Robert Amess, James Alexander Bruce, Sally Barbara Prime, Albert Edward Platt, Richard Michael Stoney