Patents by Inventor Brian Michael Taff

Brian Michael Taff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Microscale sorting cytometer
    Patent number: 8454813
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device and methods of use thereof in microscale cell sorting. This invention provides sorting cytometers, which trap individual cells within vessels following exposure to dielectrophoresis, allow for the assaying of trapped cells, such that a population is identified whose isolation is desired, and their isolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Joel Voldman, Brian Michael Taff
  • Microscale sorting cytometer
    Publication number: 20080289966
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device and methods of use thereof in microscale cell sorting. This invention provides sorting cytometers, which trap individual cells within vessels following exposure to dielectrophoresis, allow for the assaying of trapped cells, such that a population is identified whose isolation is desired, and their isolation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Joel Voldman, Brian Michael Taff
  • Microscale sorting cytometer
    Patent number: 7425253
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device and methods of use thereof in microscale cell sorting. This invention provides sorting cytometers, which trap individual cells within vessels following exposure to dielectrophoresis, allow for the assaying of trapped cells, such that a population is identified whose isolation is desired, and their isolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Joel Voldman, Brian Michael Taff