US Patent Issued to Bruker Cellular Analysis on April 22 for "Covalently modified surfaces, kits, and methods of preparation and use" (American, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,370, issued on April 22, was assigned to Bruker Cellular Analysis Inc. (Emeryville, Calif.).

"Covalently modified surfaces, kits, and methods of preparation and use" was invented by Randall D. Lowe Jr. (Emeryville, Calif.), Alexander J. Mastroianni (Alameda, Calif.), Mark P. White (Orinda, Calif.), Gregory G. Lavieu (Vitry sur Seine, France) and Kristin G. Beaumont (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In biosciences and related fields, it can be useful to modify surfaces of apparatuses, devices, and materials that contact biomaterials such as biomolecules and biological micro-objects. Described herein are surface modifying and sur...