Patents by Inventor Vicki Leigh Colvin

Vicki Leigh Colvin 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).

  • Magnetic purification of a sample
    Patent number: 7938969
    Abstract: Methods for separating magnetic nanoparticles are provided. In certain embodiments, a method is provided for separating magnetic nanoparticles comprising: providing a sample comprising a plurality of magnetic nanoparticles; passing the sample through a first magnetic field; at least partially isolating nanoparticles of the first nanoparticle size desired; altering the strength of the first magnetic field to produce a second magnetic field; and at least partially isolating nanoparticles of the second nanoparticle size desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Vicki Leigh Colvin, Cafer Tayyar Yavuz, John Thomas Mayo, Weiyong Yu
  • Magnetic Purification of a Sample
    Publication number: 20090308814
    Abstract: Methods for separating magnetic nanoparticles are provided. In certain embodiments, a method is provided for separating magnetic nanoparticles comprising: providing a sample comprising a plurality of magnetic nanoparticles; passing the sample through a first magnetic field; at least partially isolating nanoparticles of the first nanoparticle size desired; altering the strength of the first magnetic field to produce a second magnetic field; and at least partially isolating nanoparticles of the second nanoparticle size desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Vicki Leigh Colvin, Cafer Tayyar Yavuz, John Thomas Mayo, Weiyong Yu