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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133457 | Unit for preparing a sample for the microbiological analysis of a liquid The unit comprises a filter membrane filter module and a collection module for liquid coming from the filter module, with the filter module comprising an inlet compartment as well as an evacuation compartment for the liquids, the filter and collection modules being ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129178 | Bioreactor assembly comprising at least one tray-like rocking platform The present invention relates to a bioreactor assembly containing a reactor frame that permits linear upscaling under identical conditions of culture volumes from two liters to thousands of liters. The bioreactor contains at least one rocking platforms being capable... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123992 | Process of forming multilayered structures The present invention provides for a method of producing an integral multilayered porous membrane by simultaneously co-casting a plurality of polymer solutions onto a support to form a multilayered liquid sheet and immersing the sheet into a liquid coagulation bath ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118191 | Liquid dispensing system with enhanced mixing A dispense apparatus and system for dispensing suspensions or emulsions. The system ensures uniformity of distribution of the dispersed phase within the continuous-phase liquid by moving the fluid through the dispense cartridge, such as with a continuous or pulsatin... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114611 | Affinity chromatography matrices and methods of making and using the same The invention provides methods of coupling protein ligands to a solid support. The invention also provides affinity chromatography matrices and methods of using affinity chromatography matrices to purify a target molecule. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114295 | Intelligent system and method for automated packing of chromatography columns The present invention provides an automated system and method for packing chromatography columns. In one embodiment, the system first determines the type of media that is present in the column, and uses this information to generate an automated procedure to pack the... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114204 | Wireless receptor for communications within housings The present invention provides a system and method for transmitting information between a device within a housing to a second device, preferably a test or monitoring unit, outside of the housing. There are numerous issues associated with transferring information fro... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8100585 | Wireless enabled device The invention described herein provides an embedded wireless device such as a RFID tag molded into separate housing formed of any thermoplastic material compatible to that of the plastic material as the device to which the housing is to be attached. Subsequently, th... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097404 | Composition and method for cell permeabilization comprising N-octyl-β-D-glucopyranoside, sodium polyphosphates, rubidium chloride and/or lithium chloride for detecting living cells on a membrane The present invention relates to a composition for the permeabilization of the walls of microorganisms comprising the combination of octyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (NOG), sodium polyphosphates (HMP), and a salt chosen from lithium chloride or rubidium chloride, and a me... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8084259 | Method of insuring the integrity of a filtering element The present invention describes a system for accurately measuring the concentration of a substance within a filter housing. A concentration sensor and a communications device are coupled so as to measure and transmit the concentration of a particular substance withi... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075780 | Purification and concentration of synthetic biological molecules The present invention is an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane having a nominal molecular weight cut off (NMWCO) of from about 0.5 KD to about 10 KD wherein the membrane surfaces have a charge that is either positive or negative. The present invention is also a method of... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8071022 | Decontamination method and system implementing it The method of microbiological decontamination of a machine comprising an enclosure for treating a support and a conveyor comprising a shuttle, comprises the steps of obtaining a container adapted to be received on the shuttle and to diffuse biocidal agent in the enc... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8058028 | Polynucleotide The present invention relates to a polynucleotide comprising a ubiquitous chromatin opening element (UCOE) which is not derived from 13. The polynucleotide of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the UCOE comprises the sequence of FIG. 20 between n... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8058027 | Cell culture methods for producing recombinant proteins in the presence of reduced levels of one or more contaminants The invention relates to cell culture methods, kits and cell lines for producing recombinant products, e.g. therapeutic proteins and antibodies, in the presence of reduced levels of one or more contaminants and further to methods of purifying those products. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056583 | Sealing means, kit and method for sealing of hollow hoses of flexible material The present invention relates to sealing means made of a plastically deformable material for mechanical sealing of hollow hoses (2) of elastic material by means of an appliance having at least two jaws, at least one of which is movable towards and away from t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8039206 | Detection of micro-organisms Improved methods for detecting microorganisms, such as yeast and bacteria in mixtures, are disclosed. Methods include passing a sample mixture through a filter device, which has been pretreated with a detergent, resuspending the filtrand in the filter membranes and ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8029679 | Powered cartridges and other devices within housings The present invention describes a system and method for supplying electrical power to a device, such as a filter element, located within a housing. In one embodiment, a conductive coil is embedded into the housing base, and a second coil is embedded into the filter ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8012434 | Anti-clogging device and method for in-gel digestion applications An integrated proteomics sample preparation device and method for in-gel digestion of proteins and for desalting and concentrating samples prior to further analysis such as by MALDI TOF and/or electro-spray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry. The device in accordanc... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8008476 | Room temperature stable agarose solutions The present invention provides methods for making porous crosslinked polysaccharide hydrogel coated structures. The methods include impregnating a porous substrate with a room temperature stable aqueous polysaccharide solution containing, water, a polysaccharide hav... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007745 | Anti-clogging device and method for in-gel digestion applications An integrated proteomics sample preparation device and method for in-gel digestion of proteins and for desalting and concentrating samples prior to further analysis such as by MALDI TOF and/or electro-spray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry. The device and method o... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007743 | Multifunctional vacuum manifold A laboratory device design particularly for a multiplate format that includes a manifold wherein the position of the plate is not a function of gasket compression or vacuum rate applied. In one embodiment, the device has a modular design, wherein one or more removab... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007568 | Filter with memory, communication and pressure sensor The present invention describes a system and method for accurately measuring the pressure within a filter housing. A pressure sensor and a communications device are coupled so as to be able to measure and transmit the pressure within the filter housing while in use.... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002975 | Filtration device with a pressure-activated means for bypassing serial filter layers A serial-flow filtration device is provided with pressure-activated pressure-breachable seal or a pressure-activated gate for by-passing at least one of its constituent layer (or layers) of filtration material. The filtration device comprises a housing, a fluid inle... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998349 | Integrity testable multilayered filter device The present invention relates to a device having two or more separate filtration layers that can be independently tested for integrity yet which allow for serial filtration through the two or more layers to obtain the desired characteristics such as retention. The d... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7978318 | Asymmetric capillary for capillary-flow cytometers The present invention provides improved capillaries that lead to increased resolution in conventional capillary-flow cytometers. The cross-sectional shape of capillaries made according to the present invention lack a center of symmetry. In some embodiments, capillar... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972559 | Particle or cell analyzer and method A particle analyzer in which tagged particles to be analyzed are drawn through a suspended capillary tube where a predetermined volume in the capillary tube is illuminated. The illumination scattered by said particles is detected by a detector to count all particles... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7969380 | Antenna gasket for process housings A method and apparatus for providing wireless communication and optionally power to the interior of a housing assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment, an antenna is molded within a gasket material, such as silicon, so as to be completely encapsulated. The gasket pr... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7964362 | Proteome epitope tags and methods of use thereof in protein modification analysis Disclosed are methods for reliably detecting the presence of proteins, especially proteins with various post-translational modifications (phosphorylation, glycosylation, methylation, acetylation, etc.) in a sample by the use of one or more capture agents that recogn... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959979 | Method of forming coated structures A process for forming room temperature water soluble polymer coatings on porous substrates by forming a solution of a room temperature water soluble polymer, one or more crosslinkers, a solvent for the room temperature water soluble polymer such as water and optiona... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959805 | Manifold adaptor plate for filtration apparatus A manifold adaptor plate useful as a gasket having liquid pathways which permit passing of a filtrate, a feed and a retentate wherein admixture of the filtrate with the feed or the retentate is prevented is provided and is formed of an elastomeric layer, a rigid int... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955867 | High throughput cell-based assays, methods of use and kits In the present invention cells are placed in a multiwell plate and grown. When the assay is to be performed, one uses gravity to wash away any unbound ligands rather than vacuum or centrifugation. The cells are then examined to detect the bound ligand. To perform th... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951611 | High density cast-in-place sample preparation card A card or insert having a plurality of recesses for a sample preparation device, the card containing cast-in-place composite and/or non-filled structures which are useful as sorptive or reactive media or for size-based separations. Any particular card size or config... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950547 | Reservoir for liquid dispensing system with enhanced mixing Reservoir for a dispense system designed to maintain a suspending fluid flow within the reservoir. The fluid dispense system is particularly well suited to be manufactured in a single-use format comprising a fluid reservoir and fill tube assembly, particularly compr... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7943372 | Microbiological test device, assembly and method The device for microbiological testing of a sample of liquid includes an envelope and a filter membrane, the envelope including a removable body and a support for the membrane in the wetted state; the support including a sponge and the removable body including a fle... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942274 | High-throughput asymmetric membrane A microporous asymmetrical membrane formed of one or more layers wherein the “tight” side of the membrane has an “opened” face or otherwise highly-porous reticulated surface is described. The microporous asymmetrical membrane has high throughput and high flu... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938956 | Water purification system and method, and module for the system The invention relates to a method and a system for purifying water whereby: the water to be purified is pressurized (13); a pressurized flow of said water is directed onto at least one selective permeability... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935253 | Installation for treating a biological liquid Installation for treating a biological liquid, including a circulation pump (5), a filter element (9), a container for collecting treated liquid, a first circuit section connecting a source of said biological liquid to an inlet orifice of said filter e... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931810 | Water purification system and method A water purification system and method. A closed water recirculation loop supplied at one point by a water inlet with water to be purified, and having at least one outlet point of use of the purified water. Also included is a pump and a water purifier on the loop re... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7921740 | Disposable, pre-sterilized fluid receptacle sampling device The present invention provides a fluid sampling device comprising a port insert, a plurality of flexible conduits, and a plurality of sample containers. The port insert comprises a body having a plurality of shafts therethrough and a rotatably displaceable member fo... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7919178 | Spatially-controlled modified porous membrane This invention relates to a general method to surface modify porous membranes with a free radical polymerized polymer coating in a layer which is less than the thickness of the membrane. Another object of this invention relates to a general method to surface modify ... | 04/05/2011 |
