Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
An improvement in the method of electrophoretic purification of enzymes and peptides on a polyacrylamide gel, wherein the improvement includes the adaptation of geometrically located electrode systems situated both in a vertical electrical field and in a horizontal electrical field, which said improvement enables a high purification simultaneously as it allows purification on a large scale, which said improved method having steps comprising: Situating divergent geometrically located and divergent geometrically shaped electrode systems in two separate electrical fields, which said electrical fields comprise a vertical electrical field and a horizontal electrical field; operating said electrical fields intermittently during selective repetitive periods of time; applying a vertical vector, by means of the vertical electrical field systems, to separate the enzymes and peptides in accordance with their mobility; and, applying a horizontal vector, by means of the horizontal electrical field systems, to cause the enzymes and peptides to move horizontally.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
An improvement in the method of electrophoretic purification of enzymes and peptides on a polyacrylamide gel, wherein the improvement includes the adaptation of geometrically located electrode systems situated both in a vertical electrical field and in a horizontal electrical field, which said improvement enables a high purification simultaneously as it allows purification on a large scale, which said improved method having steps comprising: Situating divergent geometrically located and divergent geometrically shaped electrode systems in two separate electrical fields, which said electrical fields comprise a vertical electrical field and a horizontal electrical field; operating said electrical fields intermittently during selective repetitive periods of time; applying a vertical vector, by means of the vertical electrical field systems, to separate the enzymes and peptides in accordance with their mobility; and, applying a horizontal vector, by means of the horizontal electrical field systems, to cause the enzymes and peptides to move horizontally.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
An improved method as recited in claim 1 comprising the further step of alternately selecting the various electrode systems by means of automatic switching, which said automatic switching turns on and off said electrode systems independently of one another for a given period of time and which said automatic switching maintains a clearly defined electrical field distribution and gradient along the width of the gel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
87 words
An improvement in the method of electrophoretic purification of enzymes and peptides on a polyacrylamide gel, wherein the improvement includes the selective application of divergent geometrically shaped electrode systems, which said divergent geometrically shaped electrodes enable a high purification continuously on a large scale, which said improved method having steps comprising: Applying different particle velocities by means of divergent geometrically shaped electrode systems; and, enabling a finer separation and a continuous separation of said enzymes and peptides by means of an increased voltage in a decreased area.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
87 words
An improvement in the method of electrophoretic purification of enzymes and peptides on a polyacrylamide gel, wherein the improvement includes the selective application of divergent geometrically shaped electrode systems, which said divergent geometrically shaped electrodes enable a high purification continuously on a large scale, which said improved method having steps comprising: Applying different particle velocities by means of divergent geometrically shaped electrode systems; and, enabling a finer separation and a continuous separation of said enzymes and peptides by means of an increased voltage in a decreased area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
An improved method as recited in claim 3 comprising the further step of inserting or removing divergent geometrically shaped electrode systems by means of diverse modularized interchangeable units of divergent geometrically shaped electrodes which said interchangeable units having interconnection bracket means to hook onto the side of the rectangular gel structure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The purification method using divergent geometrically shaped electrode systems, as recited in claim 3, which said electrode systems comprising concave and convex electrode systems.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The purification method using divergent geometrically shaped electrode systems as recited in claim 3, which said electrode systems comprising point and ball electrode systems.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The purification method using divergent geometrically shaped electrode systems as recited in claim 3, which said electrode systems comprising U shaped, inverted U shaped, V shaped and inverted V shaped electrode systems.