Patents by Inventor Craig A. Mascarenhas

Craig A. Mascarenhas 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).

  • Publication number: 20230053902
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for manufacturing biologically-produced pharmaceutical products. Some of the systems described herein comprise an upstream component comprising a bioreactor and at least one filter (e.g., a filter probe) integrated with a downstream component comprising a purification module comprising at least a first partitioning unit and a second partitioning unit. In some embodiments; these integrated biomanufacturing systems may be operated under continuous or conditions and may be capable of efficiently producing pure, high-quality pharmaceutical products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: J. Christopher Love, Kerry R. Love, Laura Crowell, Alan Stockdale, Richard Dean Braatz, Amos Enshen Lu, Steven Cramer, Steven Timmick, Nicholas Vecchiarello, Chaz Goodwine, Craig A. Mascarenhas
  • Patent number: 10987636
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to filtration systems and methods for production of biologically-produced products, which may include pharmaceutical and/or protein products. Certain biomanufacturing systems described herein comprise a bioreactor (e.g., a perfusion bioreactor, a chemostat) and a filter probe comprising a filter bundle comprising a plurality of hollow fibers (e.g., longitudinally aligned hollow fibers). According to some embodiments, a center-to-center distance between any two hollow fibers within the fiber bundle at one or more points along a length of the fiber bundle is relatively large (e.g., greater than or equal to an average outer diameter of the hollow fibers of the fiber bundle, greater than or equal to 1.1 times a minimum diameter of the two hollow fibers). In some embodiments, the hollow fibers within the fiber bundle are arranged in an array (e.g., a hexagonal, linear, annular, or square array).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: J. Christopher Love, Craig A. Mascarenhas, Amos Enshen Lu, Richard Dean Braatz
  • Publication number: 20200224144
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for manufacturing biologically-produced pharmaceutical products. Some of the systems described herein comprise an upstream component comprising a bioreactor and at least one filter (e.g., a filter probe) integrated with a downstream component comprising a purification module comprising at least a first partitioning unit and a second partitioning unit. In some embodiments, these integrated biomanufacturing systems may be operated under continuous or conditions and may be capable of efficiently producing pure, high-quality pharmaceutical products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: J. Christopher Love, Kerry R. Love, Laura Crowell, Alan Stockdale, Richard Dean Braatz, Amos Enshen Lu, Steven Cramer, Steven Timmick, Nicholas Vecchiarello, Chaz Goodwine, Craig A. Mascarenhas
  • Publication number: 20190070564
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to filtration systems and methods for production of biologically-produced products, which may include pharmaceutical and/or protein products. Certain biomanufacturing systems described herein comprise a bioreactor (e.g., a perfusion bioreactor, a chemostat) and a filter probe comprising a filter bundle comprising a plurality of hollow fibers (e.g., longitudinally aligned hollow fibers). According to some embodiments, a center-to-center distance between any two hollow fibers within the fiber bundle at one or more points along a length of the fiber bundle is relatively large (e.g., greater than or equal to an average outer diameter of the hollow fibers of the fiber bundle, greater than or equal to 1.1 times a minimum diameter of the two hollow fibers). In some embodiments, the hollow fibers within the fiber bundle are arranged in an array (e.g., a hexagonal, linear, annular, or square array).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: J. Christopher Love, Craig A. Mascarenhas, Amos Enshen Lu, Richard Dean Braatz