Patents by Inventor Sara D. Gutierrez
Sara D. Gutierrez 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).
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Patent number: 9897520Abstract: Sample preparation device that allows for a complete bind, wash, elute, buffer-exchange and concentration process to be carried out without sample transfer between multiple devices. The device includes a reservoir, a column for holding chromatography media, a holder region for holding a filtration device, and an outlet. The filtration device plugs into the holder region of the centrifugal device, and the assembly can be placed in an optional holder. The assembly, with or without the optional holder, can be placed in a conventional centrifuge tube for centrifugation. The entire bind, wash, elute, buffer exchange and concentration steps can be carried out with the apparatus without any pipette transfers (and the associated sample losses. The sample preparation device also can be used for binding and washing steps, in which case the filtration device is not needed, and for buffer exchange and concentration steps, in which case the media is not needed.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Christopher A. Scott, Timothy K. Nadler, Kurt Greenizen, Louis Bonhomme, Sara D. Gutierrez, Masaharu Mabuchi, David Briggs, Phillip Clark, Ralph T. Scaduto
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Publication number: 20160103045Abstract: Sample preparation device that allows for a complete bind, wash, elute, buffer-exchange and concentration process to be carried out without sample transfer between multiple devices. The device includes a reservoir, a column for holding chromatography media, a holder region for holding a filtration device, and an outlet. The filtration device plugs into the holder region of the centrifugal device, and the assembly can be placed in an optional holder. The assembly, with or without the optional holder, can be placed in a conventional centrifuge tube for centrifugation. The entire bind, wash, elute, buffer exchange and concentration steps can be carried out with the apparatus without any pipette transfers (and the associated sample losses. The sample preparation device also can be used for binding and washing steps, in which case the filtration device is not needed, and for buffer exchange and concentration steps, in which case the media is not needed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Christopher A. Scott, Timothy K. Nadler, Kurt Greenizen, Louis Bonhomme, Sara D. Gutierrez, Masaharu Mabuchi, David Briggs, Phillip Clark, Ralph T. Scaduto
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Patent number: 9304070Abstract: Sample preparation device that allows for a complete bind, wash, elute, buffer-exchange and concentration process to be carried out without sample transfer between multiple devices. The device includes a reservoir, a column for holding chromatography media, a holder region for holding a filtration device, and an outlet. The filtration device plugs into the holder region of the centrifugal device, and the assembly can be placed in an optional holder. The assembly, with or without the optional holder, can be placed in a conventional centrifuge tube for centrifugation. The entire bind, wash, elute, buffer exchange and concentration steps can be carried out with the apparatus without any pipette transfers (and the associated sample losses. The sample preparation device also can be used for binding and washing steps, in which case the filtration device is not needed, and for buffer exchange and concentration steps, in which case the media is not needed.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2012Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Christopher A. Scott, Timothy K. Nadler, Kurt Greenizen, Louis Bonhomme, Sara D. Gutierrez, Masaharu Mabuchi, David Briggs, Phillip Clark, Ralph T. Scaduto
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Patent number: 9103756Abstract: Sample preparation device that allows for a complete bind, wash, elute, buffer-exchange and concentration process to be carried out without sample transfer between multiple devices. The device includes a reservoir, a column for holding chromatography media, a holder region for holding a filtration device, and an outlet. The filtration device plugs into the holder region of the centrifugal device, and the assembly can be placed in an optional holder. The assembly, with or without the optional holder, can be placed in a conventional centrifuge tube for centrifugation. The entire bind, wash, elute, buffer exchange and concentration steps can be carried out with the apparatus without any pipette transfers (and the associated sample losses. The sample preparation device also can be used for binding and washing steps, in which case the filtration device is not needed, and for buffer exchange and concentration steps, in which case the media is not needed.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Christopher A. Scott, Timothy K. Nadler, Kurt Greenizen, Louis Bonhomme, Sara D. Gutierrez, Masaharu Mabuchi, David Briggs, Phillip Clark, Ralph T. Scaduto
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Publication number: 20140017151Abstract: Sample preparation device that allows for a complete bind, wash, elute, buffer-exchange and concentration process to be carried out without sample transfer between multiple devices. The device includes a reservoir, a column for holding chromatography media, a holder region for holding a filtration device, and an outlet. The filtration device plugs into the holder region of the centrifugal device, and the assembly can be placed in an optional holder. The assembly, with or without the optional holder, can be placed in a conventional centrifuge tube for centrifugation. The entire bind, wash, elute, buffer exchange and concentration steps can be carried out with the apparatus without any pipette transfers (and the associated sample losses. The sample preparation device also can be used for binding and washing steps, in which case the filtration device is not needed, and for buffer exchange and concentration steps, in which case the media is not needed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: EMD Millipore CorporationInventors: Christopher A. Scott, Timothy K. Nadler, Kurt Greenizen, Louis Bonhomme, Sara D. Gutierrez, Masaharu Mabuchi, David Briggs, Phillip Clark, Ralph T. Scaduto
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Publication number: 20130017620Abstract: Sample preparation device that allows for a complete bind, wash, elute, buffer-exchange and concentration process to be carried out without sample transfer between multiple devices. The device includes a reservoir, a column for holding chromatography media, a holder region for holding a filtration device, and an outlet. The filtration device plugs into the holder region of the centrifugal device, and the assembly can be placed in an optional holder. The assembly, with or without the optional holder, can be placed in a conventional centrifuge tube for centrifugation. The entire bind, wash, elute, buffer exchange and concentration steps can be carried out with the apparatus without any pipette transfers (and the associated sample losses. The sample preparation device also can be used for binding and washing steps, in which case the filtration device is not needed, and for buffer exchange and concentration steps, in which case the media is not needed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: EMD MILLIPORE CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher A. Scott, Timothy K. Nadler, Kurt Greenizen, Louis Bonhomme, Sara D. Gutierrez, Masaharu Mabuchi, David Briggs, Phillip Clark, Ralph T. Scaduto
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Patent number: 7166225Abstract: A fluid filtering device includes a plurality of filtering wells and an angling mechanism which adjusts the angle of the membranes within the filtering wells relative to a line of a centrifuge where the line is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of a centrifuge and passes through the center of a major plane of the filtering device. The angling mechanism can include a wedge located between the center of rotation of a centrifuge and a swinging bucket of the centrifuge. The angling mechanism can also be located within each filtering well and can provide individually specified angles for each membrane, relative to the line of the centrifuge.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2005Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: Millipore CorporationInventors: Aldo M. Pitt, Sara D. Gutierrez, Thomas G. Zermani, Jeffrey Busnach, Joseph J. Raneri, James C. Groves
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Patent number: 6899810Abstract: A fluid filtering device includes a plurality of filtering wells and an angling mechanism which adjusts the angle of the membranes within the filtering wells relative to a line of a centrifuge where the line is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of a centrifuge and passes through the center of a major plane of the filtering device. The angling mechanism can include a wedge located between the center of rotation of a centrifuge and a swinging bucket of the centrifuge. The angling mechanism can also be located within each filtering well and can provide individually specified angles for each membrane, relative to the line of the centrifuge.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2000Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: Millipore CorporationInventors: Aldo M. Pitt, Sara D. Gutierrez, Thomas G. Zermani, Jeffrey Busnach, Joseph J. Raneri, James C. Groves
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Publication number: 20030199001Abstract: A system, kit and process for the separation, recovery, purification and identification of biomarkers such as peptides and the like from serum or plasma. The process is to filter the sample through a UF filtration device optionally having a vertical or substantial vertical ultrafilter membrane, especially when in a single well configuration device. The filtrate is recovered and if desired desalted using various chromatography media such as reverse phase and ion exchange media. The sample is then applied to a MALDI/TOF target or HPLC column and analyzed in a mass spectrometer the presence, absence or variation of the biomarkers. Higher recovery and concentration of these biomarkers is achieved with the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2003Publication date: October 23, 2003Inventors: Aldo M. Pitt, Sara D. Gutierrez