Patents by Inventor Tim Rink

Tim Rink 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).

  • Photon reducing agents for fluorescence assays
    Patent number: 7067324
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for reducing undesirable light emission from a sample using at least one photon producing agent and at least one photon reducing agent (e.g. dye-based photon reducing agents). The present invention further provides a method for reducing undesirable light emission from a sample (e.g., a biochemical or cellular sample) with at least one photon producing agent and at least one collisional quencher. The present invention also provides a method for reducing undesirable light emission from a sample (e.g., a biochemical or cellular sample) with at least one photon producing agent and at least one quencher, such as an electronic quencher. The present invention also provides a system and method of screening test chemicals in fluorescent assays using photon reducing agents. The present invention also provides compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, and kits for practicing these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Invitrogen Corporation
    Inventors: Tom Knapp, Gregor Zlokarnik, Paul Negulescu, Roger Y. Tsien, Tim Rink
  • Photon reducing agents for use in fluorescence assays
    Patent number: 6221612
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for reducing undesirable light emission from a sample using at least one photon producing agent and at least one photon reducing agent (e.g. dye-based photon reducing agents). The present invention further provides a method for reducing undesirable light emission from a sample (e.g., a biochemical or cellular sample) with at least one photon producing agent and at least one collisional quencher. The present invention also provides a method for reducing undesirable light emission from a sample (e.g., a biochemical or cellular sample) with at least one photon producing agent and at least one quencher, such as an electronic quencher. The present invention also provides a system and method of screening test chemicals in fluorescent assays using photon reducing agents. The present invention also provides compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, and kits for practicing these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Aurora Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Tom Knapp, Gregor Zlokarnik, Paul Negulescu, Roger Y. Tsien, Tim Rink
  • Photon reducing agents for reducing undesired light emission in assays
    Patent number: 6214563
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for reducing undesirable light emission from a sample using at least one photon producing agent and at least one photon reducing agent (e.g. dye-based photon reducing agents). The present invention further provides a method for reducing undesirable light emission from a sample (e.g., a biochemical or cellular sample) with at least one photon producing agent and at least one collisional quencher. The present invention also provides a method for reducing undesirable light emission from a sample (e.g., a biochemical or cellular sample) with at least one photon producing agent and at least one quencher, such as an electronic quencher. The present invention further provides a method of determining bound and free analyte in a sample using at least one photon reducing agent. The present invention also provides a method of screening test chemicals in fluorescent assays using photon reducing agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Aurora Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Negulescu, Gregor Zlokarnik, Tom Knapp, Roger Y. Tsien, Tim Rink
  • Photon reducing agents and compositions for fluorescence assays
    Patent number: 6200762
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for reducing undesirable light emission from a sample using at least one photon producing agent and at least one photon reducing agent (e.g. dye-based photon reducing agents). The present invention further provides a method for reducing undesirable light emission from a sample (e.g., a biochemical or cellular sample) with at least one photon producing agent and at least one collisional quencher. The present invention also provides a method for reducing undesirable light emission from a sample (e.g., a biochemical or cellular sample) with at least one photon producing agent and at least one quencher, such as an electronic quencher. The present invention further provides a method of determining bound and free analyte in a sample using at least one photon reducing agent. The present invention also provides a method of screening test chemicals in fluorescent assays using photon reducing agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Aurora Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Gregor Zlokarnik, Paul Negulescu, Tom Knapp, Roger Y. Tsien, Tim Rink