Patent Families______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Dr Trau is inventor/co-inventor of the following 10 patent families, resulting in more than 50 national/international patent application and 11 granted patents*.

1) PCT/SG2008/000028, Reverse Phase Layer-by-Layer Encapsulation Method of Highly Water Soluble Materials, Filed 23 January 2008 (based on SG200700435-1, Reverse Phase Layer-by-Layer Encapsulation Method of Highly Water Soluble Materials, Filed 24.1.2007)

2) PCT/SG2007/000232 A Microarray System and a Process for Producing Microarrays, Filed 3 August 2007 (based on US60/835,648 Provisional patent application Encoding method for Bead Based Microarrays, Filed 3.8.2006)

3) SG200407371, DISPOSABLE PHOTOMETRIC MEASURMENT TIP, Filed 15.12.2004

1

SG200407371

DISPOSABLE PHOTOMETRIC MEASURMENT TIP

Filing date    15.12.2004

4) WO2003078659, MICROCAPSULES WITH CONTROLABLE PERMEABILITY ENCAPSULATING A NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION REACTION MIXTURE AND THEIR USE AS REACTION COMPARTMENTS FOR PARALLELS REACTIONS, Filed 20.3.2002

1

AU2003226679A1

[EN] MICROCAPSULES ENCAPSULATING A NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION REACTION

29.09.2003

2

EP1488006A2

[DE] MIKROKAPSELN MIT KONTROLLIERTER DURCHLÄSSIGKEIT DIE EIN NUKLEINSÄUREAMPLIFIZIERUNGSREAKTIONSGEMISCH

Granted 2008

3

WO2003078659A3

[EN] MICROCAPSULES WITH CONTROLABLE PERMEABILITY ENCAPSULATING A NUCLEIC ACID REACTION MIXTURE

24.12.2003

4

US10508686

[US] MICROCAPSULES WITH CONTROLABLE PERMEABILITY ENCAPSULATING A NUCLEIC ACID REACTION MIXTURE.

Filing Date:

20.9.2004

5

CN03811435.6

[CN] MICROCAPSULES WITH CONTROLABLE PERMEABILITY ENCAPSULATING A NUCLEIC ACID REACTION MIXTURE.

Filing Date

19.11.2004

6

SG2004050969

[SG] MICROCAPSULES WITH CONTROLABLE PERMEABILITY ENCAPSULATING A NUCLEIC ACID REACTION MIXTURE

Filing Date:

18.9.2004

5) DE0010149879, Vorrichtung zur spektralphotometrischen Analyse von flüssigen Medien, Filed 10.10.2001

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DE010149879B4

[DE] Vorrichtung zur spektralphotometrischen Analyse von flüssigen Medien 

Granted   09.12.2004 

6) DE0010042023, CAPSULES ENCAPSULATING SOLID PARTICLES OF SIGNAL-GENERATING ORGANIC SUBSTANCES, Filed 8.8.2000

1

CA02417714A1

CAPSULES ENCAPSULATING SOLID PARTICLES OF SIGNAL-GENERATING ORGANIC SUBSTANCES

14.02.2002

2

DE010042023C2

Kapseln, die feste Teilchen signalerzeugender Substanzen einkapseln

Granted  10.04.2003

3

EP1309867B

CAPSULES ENCAPSULATING SOLID PARTICLES OF SIGNAL-GENERATING ORGANIC SUBSTANCES

Granted  11.10.2006

4

US20040014073A1

CAPSULES ENCAPSULATING SOLID PARTICLES OF SIGNAL-GENERATING ORGANIC SUBSTANCES

22.01.2004

5

AU9174601A

CAPSULES ENCAPSULATING SOLID PARTICLES OF SIGNAL-GENERATING ORGANIC SUBSTANCES

18.02.2002

6

WO2002012888A3

[EN] CAPSULES ENCAPSULATING SOLID PARTICLES OF SIGNAL-GENERATING ORGANIC ... 

16.05.2002

7) DE000010001172, TEMPLATING OF SOLID PARTICLES BY POLYMER MULTILAYERS, Filed 13.01.2000

 

AT000000291958E [DE] BESCHICHTUNG VON UNGELADEN SOLIDEN TEILCHEN DURCH POLYMERMEHRLAGEN  15.04.2005 
DE000010001172A1 [DE] Templatieren von Feststoffpartikeln mit Polymermultischichten  26.07.2001 
EP000001246692B1 [DE] BESCHICHTUNG VON UNGELADEN SOLIDEN TEILCHEN DURCH POLYMERMEHRLAGEN ...  Granted  30.03.2005 
JP002003519565T2   24.06.2003 
US7045146B2 [EN] Templating of solid particles by polymer multilayers  Granted  16.05.2006
WO002001051196A1 [EN] TEMPLATING OF SOLID PARTICLES BY POLYMER MULTILAYERS [FR] STRUCTURATION ...  19.07.2001 

8) DE20023081, ENCAPSULATION OF CRYSTALS VIA MULTILAYER COATINGS, Filed 9.6.2000

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AT226267E

EINKAPSELUNG VON KRISTALLEN MIT MEHRSCHICHTIGEM UEBERZUG 

15.11.2002

2

DE60000622T2

EINKAPSELUNG VON KRISTALLEN MIT MEHRSCHICHTIGEM UEBERZUG 

27.02.2003

3

WO2000077281A1

[EN] ENCAPSULATION OF CRYSTALS VIA MULTILAYER COATINGS [FR] ENCAPSULATION ... 

21.12.2000

4

EP1190123B1

ENCAPSULATION OF CRYSTALS VIA MULTILAYER COATINGS 

Granted  16.10.2002

5

JP2003519063T2

 

17.06.2003

6

US6833192B1

[EN] Encapsulation of crystals via multilayer coatings 

Granted  21.12.2004

7 DE000020023081U1 [DE] Eingekapselte Kristalle mit Mehrlagenbeschichtung [DE] EINGEKAPSELTE ...  20.02.2003 

9) DE19856041, VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR DURCHFUERUNG VON QUANTITATIVEN FLUORESZENZ IMMUNOTESTS, Filed 4.12.1998

1

DE19856041A1

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Durchführung von quantitativen Fluoreszenz ... 

13.07.2000

2

WO2000034785A1

[DE] VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG VON QUANTITATIVEN FLUORESZENZ ... 

15.06.2000

10) DE000019711281, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT FLUORESCENCE IMMUNOTESTS, Filed 18.03.1997

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AT227425E

[DE] VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR DURCHFUEHRUNG VON FLUORESZENZIMMUNOTESTS 

15.11.2002 

2

CA2283251A1

[EN] DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT FLUORESCENCE IMMUNOTESTS 

24.09.1998 

3

DE19711281C1

[DE] Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Durchführung von Fluoreszenzimmunotests ... 

Granted  16.04.1998 

4

EP968412B1

[DE] VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG VON FLUORESZENZIMMUNOTESTS ...

Granted  06.11.2002

5

JP2001515592T2

Not availible

18.09.2001 

6

RU2194972C2

DEVICE AND PROCESS TO CONDUCT IMMUNOFLUORESCENT ANALYSES 

20.12.2002 

7

US20030032199A1

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT FLUORESCENCE IMMUNOTESTS 

13.02.2003 

8

US6686208B2

Device and method for carrying out fluoresence immunotests

Granted   03.02.2004 

9

WO1998041843A3

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT FLUORESCENCE IMMUNOTESTS

 

19.11.1998 

* a granted EP patent will be only counted as one patent (not every nationalized EP patent in member states will be counted), except a national patent was granted prior to the EP patent; e.g. a DE patent was granted first, then the EP patent was granted, the patent count is two.