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Biotech / Medical : Oxford GlycoSciences Plc -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: scaram(o)uche who wrote (290)	12/28/2002 5:48:59 PM
From: scaram(o)uche	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 469

A number of companies are using technology that's probably in violation of our intellectual property.... We're in discussions, saying to them, "Please pay us a royalty." I would characterize these talks as our general counsel talking to theirs. This isn't to the point of formal litigation. patft.uspto.gov; We claim: 1. A computer-assisted method for isolating one or more selected proteins present in a two-dimensional array prepared by two-dimensional electrophoresis in a polyacrylamide gel, the method comprising: (a) imaging the two-dimensional array or a replica thereof with a first device to generate a computer-readable output; (b) processing the output in at least one computer to select a protein for isolation; (c) generating machine-readable instructions that direct a second device to isolate the selected protein from the two-dimensional array; and (d) isolating the selected protein with the second device in accordance with the machine-readable instructions by removing a portion of the polyacrylamide gel containing the selected protein, wherein the second device is physically separate from the first device. 2. A computer-assisted method for isolating one or more selected proteins present in a two-dimensional array prepared by two-dimensional electrophoresis in a polyacrylamide gel, the method comprising: (a) imaging the two-dimensional array or a replica thereof with a first device to generate a computer-readable output; (b) processing the output in at least one computer to select a protein for isolation; (c) generating machine-readable instructions that direct a second device to remove a portion of the gel containing the selected protein; and (d) after generating the instructions, transferring the gel to a second device and isolating the selected protein with the second device in accordance with the machine-readable instructions by removing a portion of the polyacrylamide gel containing the selected protein.