Patents
US 8722329 B2: Microfluidic device-based nucleic acid purification method
- Granted
- 2014-05-13
- Filed
- 2012-02-21 application 13400857
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method is provided for purifying nucleic acid from a sample in a microfluidic device. The method can be used to purify nucleic acids from any source known in the art that comprises nucleic acids, such as prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms, viruses, cell, tissues, organs, etc. In a specific example, the tissue is whole blood. The method for purifying nucleic acid may run fully automated in the microfluidic device.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140513.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheonix, Inc. 38 patents | US company or organization | Ithaca, NY | RHEONIX INC Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln C. Young | Ithaca, NY | 40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Peng Zhou | Newtown, PA | 52 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gwendolyn Spizz | Ithaca, NY | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Rubina Yasmin | Ithaca, NY | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C12N | Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture media | C12N15/1013 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C12Q | Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms ; compositions or test papers therefor; processes of preparing such compositions; condition-responsive control in microbiological or enzymological processes | C12Q1/6806 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-17 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | RHEONIX, INC. signed 2021-05-17 | GRASSHOPPER BANK, N.A. NEW YORK, NY | 56254/74 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-03-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SPIZZ, GWENDOLYN signed 2013-03-27 YASMIN, RUBINA signed 2013-03-27 YOUNG, LINCOLN C. signed 2013-03-27 ZHOU, PENG signed 2013-03-27 | RHEONIX, INC. ITHACA, NY | 30108/99 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-03-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SPIZZ, GWENDOLYN signed 2012-02-20 YASMIN, RUBINA signed 2012-02-20 YOUNG, LINCOLN C. signed 2012-02-20 ZHOU, PENG signed 2012-02-20 | RHEONIX, INC. ITHACA, NY | 27878/913 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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