Affymetrix Patents: Synthesis As of February 2007

Affymetrix patents and published patent applications may be viewed at the United States Patent and Trademark Office web site and the European Patent Office web site. On this page: Photolithography and Binary Synthesis Other Synthesis Quality Control PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY AND BINARY SYNTHESIS USPN Title Inventor 5143854 Large scale photolithographic solid phase synthesis of polypeptides and receptor binding screening thereof Pirrung 5405783 Large scale photolithographic solid phase synthesis of an array of polymers Pirrung 5412087 Spatially-addressable immobilization of oligonucleotides and other biological polymers on surfaces McGall 5424186 Very large scale immobilized polymer synthesis Fodor 5510270 Synthesis and screening of immobilized oligonucleotide arrays Fodor 5624711 Derivatization of solid supports and methods for oligomer synthesis Sundberg 5658734 Process for Synthesizing Chemical Compounds Brock 5744101 Photolabile Nucleoside Protecting Groups Fodor 5919523 Derivatization of solid supports and methods for oligomer synthesis Sundberg 5959098 Substrate Preparation Process Goldberg 6022963 Synthesis of Oligonucleotide Arrays using Photocleavable Protecting Groups McGall 6083697 Chemical Amplification for the Synthesis of Patterned Arrays Beecher et al 6307042 Substrate Preparation Process Goldberg 6379895 Photolithographic and other means for manufacturing arrays Fodor et al. 6630308 Methods of Synthesizing a Plurality of Different Polymers on a Surface Substrate Fodor et al. 6706875 Substrate Preparation Process Goldberg 6747143 Methods for Polymer Synthesis Fodor et al 6770436 Chemical Amplification for the Synthesis of Patterned Arrays Beecher et al 6806361 Methods of Enhancing Functional Performance of Nucleic Acid Arrays Kajisa et al 6824866 Porous Silica Substrates for Polymer Synthesis and Assays Glazer et al 6833450 Phosphite Ester Oxidation in Nucleic Acid Array Preparation McGall et al 6887665 Methods of Array Synthesis Trulson et al 6949638 Photolithographic Method and System for Efficient Mask Usage in Manufacturing DNA Arrays Mittmann et al 7144700 Photolithographic Solid-phase Polymer Synthesis McGall, et al 7176297 Photoactivatable Silane Compounds and Methods for their Synthesis and Use Li, et al OTHER SYNTHESIS USPN Title Inventor 5384261 Very large scale immobilized polymer synthesis using mechanically directed flow paths Winkler 5429807 Method and apparatus for creating biopolymer arrays on a solid support surface Matson 5482867 Spatially-addressable immobilization of anti-ligands on surfaces Barrett 5491074 Association peptides Aldwin 5554501 Biopolymer synthesis using surface activated biaxially oriented polypropylene Coassin 5583211 Surface activated organic polymers useful for location - specific attachment of nucleic acids peptides proteins and oligosaccharides Coassin 5599695 Printing molecular library arrays using deprotection agents solely in the vapor phase Pease 5677195 Combinatorial strategies for polymer synthesis Winkler 5831070 Printing oligonucleotide arrays using deprotection agents solely in the vapor phase Pease 5885837 Very large scale immobilized polymer synthesis using mechanically directed flow paths Winkler 6040193 Combinatorial strategies for polymer synthesis Winkler 6121048 Method of conducting a plurality of reactions Zaffaroni 6136269 Combinatorial kit for polymer synthesis Winkler 6150147 Biological array fabrication methods with reduction of static charge Goldberg 6239273 Printing Molecular Library Arrays Pease 6329143 Very Large Scale Immobilized Polymer Synthesis Stryer 6566495 Very Large Scale Immobilized Polymer Synthesis Fodor et al. 6600031 Methods of Making Nucleic Acid or Oligonucleotide Arrays Fodor et al. 6660234 Apparatus for Polymer Synthesis Fodor et al. 6667394 Printing Oligonucleotide Arrays Pease et al. 6773888 Photoactivable Silane Compounds and Methods for their Use Li et al 6849462 Combinatorial Strategies for Polymer Synthesis Winkler et al 6864101 Combinatorial Strategies for Polymer Synthesis Winkler et al 6943034 Combinatorial Strategies for Polymer Synthesis Winkler et al 6955788 Apparatus and Method for Aligning Microarray Printing Head Richards QUALITY CONTROL USPN Title Inventor 5843655 Methods for Testing Oligonucleotide Arrays McGall 6238862 Methods for Testing Oligonucleotide Arrays McGall 6309831 Method of Manufacturing Biological Chips Goldberg 6576425 Methods for Testing Oligonucleotide Arrays McGall et al.