Patents by Inventor Cory John Gerdts

Cory John Gerdts 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).

  • MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160187240
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfluidic technology enabling rapid and economical manipulation of reactions on the femtoliter to microliter scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Rustem F. Ismagilov, Bo Zheng, Cory John Gerdts
  • Device for pressure-driven plug transport comprising microchannel with traps
    Patent number: 9329107
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
    Inventors: Rustem F Ismagilov, Joshua David Tice, Cory John Gerdts, Bo Zheng
  • Method of performing PCR reaction in continuously flowing microfluidic plugs
    Patent number: 8822148
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Rustem F. Ismagliov, Joshua David Tice, Cory John Gerdts, Bo Zheng
  • MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140202546
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfluidic technology enabling rapid and economical manipulation of reactions on the femtoliter to microliter scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Rustem F. Ismagilov, Bo Zheng, Cory John Gerdts
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE-DRIVEN PLUG TRANSPORT
    Publication number: 20130101995
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Ismagilov F. Rustem, Joshua David Tice, Cory John Gerdts, Bo Zheng
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE-DRIVEN PLUG TRANSPORT
    Publication number: 20120329171
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Rustem F. Ismagliov, Joshua David Tice, Cory John Gerdts, Bo Zheng
  • Method for conducting reactions involving biological molecules in plugs in a microfluidic system
    Patent number: 8329407
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Rustem F Ismagilov, Joshua David Tice, Cory John Gerdts, Bo Zheng
  • Method for conducting an autocatalytic reaction in plugs in a microfluidic system
    Patent number: 8304193
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Rustem F Ismagilov, Joshua David Tice, Cory John Gerdts, Bo Zheng
  • Method for obtaining a collection of plugs comprising biological molecules
    Patent number: 8273573
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Rustem F Ismagilov, Joshua David Tice, Cory John Gerdts, Bo Zheng
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE-DRIVEN PLUG TRANSPORT
    Publication number: 20110177494
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Rustem F. Ismagilov, Joshua David Tice, Cory John Gerdts, Bo Zheng
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE-DRIVEN PLUG TRANSPORT
    Publication number: 20110177586
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Rustem F. Ismagilov, Joshua David Tice, Cory John Gerdts, Bo Zheng
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE-DRIVEN PLUG TRANSPORT
    Publication number: 20110174622
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Rustem F. Ismagilov, Joshua David Tice, Cory John Gerdts, Bo Zheng
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE-DRIVEN PLUG TRANSPORT
    Publication number: 20110177609
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Rustem F. Ismagilov, Joshua David Tice, Cory John Gerdts, Bo Zheng
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE-DRIVEN PLUG TRANSPORT
    Publication number: 20110176966
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Rustem F. Ismagilov, Joshua David Tice, Cory John Gerdts, Bo Zheng
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE-DRIVEN PLUG TRANSPORT
    Publication number: 20110142734
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Rustem F. Ismagliov, Joshua David Tice, Cory John Gerdts, Bo Zheng
  • Method for performing crystallization and reactions in pressure-driven fluid plugs
    Patent number: 7901939
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: University of Chicago
    Inventors: Rustem F. Ismagliov, Joshua David Tice, Cory John Gerdts, Bo Zheng
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE-DRIVEN PLUG TRANSPORT AND REACTION
    Publication number: 20100233026
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Rustem F. Ismagliov, Joshua David Tice, Cory John Gerdts, Bo Zheng