Patents by Inventor Veronique Gobry

Veronique Gobry 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).

  • Apparatus and method for dispensing a sample
    Patent number: 7098450
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method of fabricating the apparatus for dispensing a sample for subsequent analysis by mass spectrometry. The apparatus comprises a polymer substrate (1), in which a covered microchannel (3) has been etched, a wall of the microchannel comprising an electrically conductive material (2) for applying a voltage allowing the sample to be sprayed into a mass spectrometer from the open end (4) of the microchannel. The present application also discloses various applications of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignees: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, DiagnoSwiss S.A.
    Inventors: Joel Stephane Rossier, Frédéric Reymond, Hubert Hugues Girault, Tatiana Rohner, Niels Lion, Véronique Gobry
  • Apparatus and method for dispensing a sample
    Publication number: 20040075050
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method of fabricating the apparatus for dispensing a sample for subsequent analysis by mass spectrometry. The apparatus comprises a polymer substrate (1), in which a covered microchannel (3) has been etched, a wall of the microchannel comprising an electrically conductive material (2) for applying a voltage allowing the sample to be sprayed into a mass spectrometer from the open end (4) of the microchannel. The present application also discloses various applications of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Joel Stephane Rossier, Frederic Reymond, Hubert Hugues Girault, Tatiana Rohner, Niels Lion, Veronique Gobry