Patents by Inventor Rouvain Bension

Rouvain Bension 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).

  • Rapid sequencing of polymers
    Patent number: 7163658
    Abstract: A method and device for sequencing at least a fragment of a linear polymer. The device comprises a well for placement of a rotaxane comprising the combination of a cyclic molecule and a linear polymer threaded through said cyclic molecule; a probe having the ability to move the linear polymer relative to the cyclic molecule while producing a signal resulting from the interaction of the cyclic molecule and a unit attached to the polymer; and means for reading said signal. The process comprises formation of the rotaxane, attachment of the probe, movement of the cyclic molecule relative to the linear polymer and the reading of signals. The device and method are especially useful for the sequencing of DNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Inventor: Rouvain Bension
  • Rapid sequencing of polymers
    Publication number: 20040214177
    Abstract: A method and device for sequencing at least a fragment of a linear polymer. The device comprises a well for placement of a rotaxane comprising the combination of a cyclic molecule and a linear polymer threaded through said cyclic molecule; a probe having the ability to move the linear polymer relative to the cyclic molecule while producing a signal resulting from the interaction of the cyclic molecule and a unit attached to the polymer; and means for reading said signal. The process comprises formation of the rotaxane, attachment of the probe, movement of the cyclic molecule relative to the linear polymer and the reading of signals. The device and method are especially useful for the sequencing of DNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventor: Rouvain Bension