Patents by Inventor Stephen M. Brown, Jr.

Stephen M. Brown, Jr. 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).

  • Interface device to couple gel electrophoresis with mass spectrometry using sample disruption
    Patent number: 5208458
    Abstract: An interface for the direct introduction of a sample taken from a planar electrophoresis into a mass spectrometer or other spectrometric device. The interface comprises a probe to collect a sample from a planar electrophoresis, generally a gel electrophoresis, and a filter and guard column configuration to remove unwanted and unnecessary impurities and excess solvent, and to concentrate the sample prior to introduction to the mass spectrometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Busch, Stephen M. Brown, Jr.