Patents by Inventor Zoya M. Soane
Zoya M. Soane 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: 6964735Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for moving charged molecules through a medium by the application of a plurality of electrical fields of sufficient strength and applied for sufficient amounts of time so as to move the charged molecules through the medium. The devices although preferably small in size, preferably generate large numbers (100 or more) of electrical fields to a movement area which preferably contains a liquid buffered or gel medium. Mixtures of charged molecules are pulled through the gel by the force of the electrical fields. The fields are preferably activated simultaneously or sequentially one after another at various speeds to create complex force field distributions or moving field waves along the separation medium. Charged molecules capable of moving quickly through the gel will be moved along by the faster moving field waves and be separated from slower moving molecules.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2001Date of Patent: November 15, 2005Assignee: Aclara Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: David S. Soane, Zoya M. Soane
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Patent number: 6808609Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for moving charged molecules through a medium by the application of a plurality of electrical fields of sufficient strength and applied for sufficient amounts of time so as to move the charged molecules through the medium. The devices although preferably small in size, preferably generate large numbers (100 or more) of electrical fields to a movement area which preferably contains a liquid buffered or gel medium. Mixtures of charged molecules are pulled through the gel by the force of the electrical fields. The fields are preferably activated simultaneously or sequentially one after another at various speeds to create complex force field distributions or moving field waves along the separation medium. Charged molecules capable of moving quickly through the gel will be moved along by the faster moving field waves and be separated from slower moving molecules.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2000Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignee: Aclara Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: David S. Soane, Zoya M. Soane
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Patent number: 6413400Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for moving charged molecules through a medium by the application of a plurality of electrical fields of sufficient strength and applied for sufficient amounts of time so as to move the charged molecules through the medium. The devices although preferably small in size, preferably generate large numbers (100 or more) of electrical fields to a movement area which preferably contains a liquid buffered or gel medium. Mixtures of charged molecules are pulled through the gel by the force of the electrical fields. The fields are preferably activated simultaneously or sequentially one after another at various speeds to create complex force field distributions or moving field waves along the separation medium. Charged molecules capable of moving quickly through the gel will be moved along by the faster moving field waves and be separated from slower moving molecules.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2000Date of Patent: July 2, 2002Inventors: David S. Soane, Zoya M. Soane
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Publication number: 20020056640Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for moving charged molecules through a medium by the application of a plurality of electrical fields of sufficient strength and applied for sufficient amounts of time so as to move the charged molecules through the medium. The devices although preferably small in size, preferably generate large numbers (100 or more) of electrical fields to a movement area which preferably contains a liquid buffered or gel medium. Mixtures of charged molecules are pulled through the gel by the force of the electrical fields. The fields are preferably activated simultaneously or sequentially one after another at various speeds to create complex force field distributions or moving field waves along the separation medium. Charged molecules capable of moving quickly through the gel will be moved along by the faster moving field waves and be separated from slower moving molecules.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2001Publication date: May 16, 2002Inventors: David S. Soane, Zoya M. Soane
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Patent number: 6306272Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for moving charged molecules through a medium by the application of a plurality of electrical fields of sufficient strength and applied for sufficient amounts of time so as to move the charged molecules through the medium. The devices although preferably small in size, preferably generate large numbers (100 or more) of electrical fields to a movement area which preferably contains a liquid buffered or gel medium. Mixtures of charged molecules are pulled through the gel by the force of the electrical fields. The fields are preferably activated simultaneously or sequentially one after another at various speeds to create complex force field distributions or moving field waves along the separation medium. Charged molecules capable of moving quickly through the gel will be moved along by the faster moving field waves and be separated from slower moving molecules.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1998Date of Patent: October 23, 2001Assignee: Soane Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: David S. Soane, Zoya M. Soane
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Patent number: 6268458Abstract: Coupling fluids for use in optically coupling a projection lens system of a projection television to a cathode ray tube (CRT (16)) are provided. The fluids have: (1) at least one polymer having a siloxane backbone, i.e., at least one polymer having a —Si—O—Si—O—Si— backbone, and (2) methyl, phenyl, and hydrophilic groups attached to the silicon atoms of the backbone. The fluid can be composed of a single siloxane polymer having methyl, phenyl, and hydrophilic side groups or a mixture of a siloxane polymer having methyl and phenyl side groups with a siloxane polymer having methyl and hydrophylic side groups. The index of refraction of the fluid is preferably greater than 1.52 so as to minimize reflections at the interface between the fluid and the faceplate (17) of the CRT (16).Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 1999Date of Patent: July 31, 2001Assignee: Corning Precision LensInventors: David S. Soane, Zoya M. Soane
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Patent number: 6176962Abstract: Methods are provided for the fabrication of polymeric microchannel structures having enclosed microchannels of capillary dimension. The microchannel structures are constructed of a base plate and a cover, sealed together. Microchannel structures having walls of a plastic material are formed in a generally planar surface of at least the base plate. The cover has at least one generally planar surface, and the microchannel structures are enclosed by bonding the planar surfaces of the cover and the base plate together. In some embodiments the surfaces of the cover and base plate are both of plastic material, and are directly thermally bonded. In some embodiments a bonding material is applied to one of the surface prior to bringing the surfaces together. Suitable bonding materials are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 1997Date of Patent: January 23, 2001Assignee: Aclara Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: David S. Soane, Zoya M. Soane, Herbert H. Hooper, M. Goretty Alonso Amigo
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Patent number: 6093296Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for moving charged molecules through a medium by the application of a plurality of electrical fields of sufficient strength and applied for sufficient amounts of time so as to move the charged molecules through the medium. The devices although preferably small in size, preferably generate large numbers (100 or more) of electrical fields to a movement area which preferably contains a liquid buffered or gel medium. Mixtures of charged molecules are pulled through the gel by the force of the electrical fields. The fields are preferably activated simultaneously or sequentially one after another at various speeds to create complex force field distributions or moving field waves along the separation medium. Charged molecules capable of moving quickly through the gel will be moved along by the faster moving field waves and be separated from slower moving molecules.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1997Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: ACLARA Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: David S. Soane, Zoya M. Soane
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Patent number: 6054034Abstract: Microchannels having at least an acrylic inner surface and methods of their use in electrophoretic applications are provided. The subject microchannels may be in the form of a variety of configurations suitable for holding an electrophoretic medium. The subject microchannels give rise to substantially reduced EOF and/or adsorption as compared to fused silica under conditions of electrophoresis and find use in a variety of electrophoretic applications in which charged entities are moved through a medium under the influence of the an applied electric field.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 1997Date of Patent: April 25, 2000Assignee: ACLARA Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: David S. Soane, Zoya M. Soane, Herbert H. Hooper, M. Goretty Alonso Amigo
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Patent number: 5858188Abstract: Microchannels having at least an acrylic inner surface and methods of their use in electrophoretic applications are provided. The subject microchannels may be in the form of a variety of configurations suitable for holding an electrophoretic medium. The subject microchannels give rise to substantially reduced EOF and/or adsorption as compared to fused silica under conditions of electrophoresis and find use in a variety of electrophoretic applications in which charged entities are moved through a medium under the influence of the an applied electric field.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 1996Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignee: ACLARA BioSciences, Inc.Inventors: David S. Soane, Zoya M. Soane
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Patent number: 5750015Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for moving charged molecules through a medium by the application of a plurality of electrical fields of sufficient strength and applied for sufficient amounts of time so as to move the charged molecules through the medium. The devices although preferably small in size, preferably generate large numbers (100 or more) of electrical fields to a movement area which preferably contains a liquid buffered or gel medium. Mixtures of charged molecules are pulled through the gel by the force of the electrical fields. The fields are preferably activated simultaneously or sequentially one after another at various speeds to create complex force field distributions or moving field waves along the separation medium. Charged molecules capable of moving quickly through the gel will be moved along by the faster moving field waves and be separated from slower moving molecules.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 1996Date of Patent: May 12, 1998Assignee: Soane BiosciencesInventors: David S. Soane, Zoya M. Soane
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Patent number: 5672297Abstract: The present invention provides a gel-matrix whose electrical and/or thermal conductivity undergoes a significant change in response to minor variations in one of several externally controlled thermodynamic parameters, such as temperature, pH, ionic strength, and solvent composition. The matrix is formed by at least three primary components: conductive particles, swellable and deswellable crosslinked particles, and a solvent system. In the de-swollen state, the gel particles occupy a relatively small volume fraction of the gel-matrix, allowing the conductive particles to be discrete, fully suspended, and free flowing in the solvent system. Upon switching to the swollen state, the interstitial volume between the crosslinked gel particles diminishes, forcing the conductive particles to come into intimate contact with one another, thus creating a conductive percolation network.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 1995Date of Patent: September 30, 1997Assignee: The Dow Chemical CompanyInventor: Zoya M. Soane
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Patent number: 5126022Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for moving charged molecules through a medium by the application of a plurality of electrical fields of sufficient strength and applied for sufficient amounts of time so as to move the charged molecules through the medium. The devices although preferably small in size, preferably generate large numbers (100 or more) of electrical fields to a movement area which preferably contains a liquid buffered or gel medium. Mixtures of charged molecules are pulled through the gel by the force of the electrical fields. The fields are preferably activated simultaneously or sequentially one after another at various speeds to create complex force field distributions or moving field waves along the separation medium. Charged molecules capable of moving quickly through the gel will be moved along by the faster moving field waves and be separated from slower moving molecules.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1990Date of Patent: June 30, 1992Assignee: Soane Tecnologies, Inc.Inventors: David S. Soane, Zoya M. Soane