Patents by Inventor Roderick Nicholas Hobbs

Roderick Nicholas Hobbs 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).

  • Passivation of surfaces after ligand coupling
    Patent number: 9709563
    Abstract: Passivated substrates are provided for use in assays, comprising at least one covalently bonded ligand having specific binding activity for a molecule, and at least one covalently bonded blocking agent, wherein said ligand is directly bonded to the substrate surface. In certain embodiments, the ligand and blocking agent are covalently bonded only to the substrate surface, and not directly bonded to each other. In certain other embodiments, the ligand and blocking agent have at least one additional covalent bond to one another. Methods for preparing and using passivated substrates in bioassays are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Roderick Nicholas Hobbs
  • PASSIVATION OF SURFACES AFTER LIGAND COUPLING
    Publication number: 20100233734
    Abstract: Passivated substrates are provided for use in assays, comprising at least one covalently bonded ligand having specific binding activity for a molecule, and at least one covalently bonded blocking agent, wherein said ligand is directly bonded to the substrate surface. In certain embodiments, the ligand and blocking agent are covalently bonded only to the substrate surface, and not directly bonded to each other. In certain other embodiments, the ligand and blocking agent have at least one additional covalent bond to one another. Methods for preparing and using passivated substrates in bioassays are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventor: Roderick Nicholas Hobbs