Patents by Inventor Eric Chase
Eric Chase 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).
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Patent number: 11914853Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for configuring automatic playback settings on a media playback device. A graphical user interface displays automatic playback settings and receives selections of customized settings for automatic playback. The settings can include context granularity for automatic playback, limiting autoplay to when the media playback device is connected to a wireless network, and activating an audible notification when automatic playback of media content is beginning. An initial queue of media content is selected for playback on the media playback device. The system ascertains whether autoplay is enabled for a particular situation. If autoplay is enabled, the system automatically generates a queue of media that is related to the initial queue and initiates playback on the media playback device after the initial queue concludes.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Spotify ABInventors: Adam Chase, Andrew Greene, Christopher Barthle, Eric Lundin, Jeffrey Paul Baxter, Kevin Sweeney, Mark Kizelshteyn, Matthew Young-Wook Lim, Michelle Ackerman, Thomas Gayno, Kylan McBride, Joseph Levin
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Patent number: 11913868Abstract: In one embodiment, a flow cytometer is disclosed having a compact light detection module. The compact light detection module includes an image array with a transparent block, a plurality of micro-mirrors in a row coupled to a first side of the transparent block, and a plurality of filters in a row coupled to a second side of the transparent block opposite the first side. Each of the plurality of filters reflects light to one of the plurality of micro-mirrors and passes light of a differing wavelength range and each of the plurality of micro-mirrors reflects light to one of the plurality of filters, such that incident light into the image array zigzags back and forth between consecutive filters of the plurality of filters and consecutive micro-mirrors of the plurality of micro-mirrors. A radius of curvature of each of the plurality of micro-mirrors images the fiber aperture onto the odd filters and collimates the light beam on the even filters.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Cytek Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: Ming Yan, Yung-Chieh Hsieh, David Vrane, Eric Chase
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Publication number: 20230288313Abstract: A method includes launching, from an optical fiber, fluorescent light of differing wavelengths generated by different fluorochromes attached to particles in a sample fluid; magnifying an image size from an end of the optical fiber to a first dichroic filter of a row of a plurality of dichroic filters in a de-multiplexing imaging array; alternatively reflecting the fluorescent light between the plurality of dichroic filters and a plurality of micro-mirrors to collimate the fluorescent light on odd numbered dichroic filters and re-image the fluorescent light on even numbered dichroic filters; band passing different wavelength ranges of the fluorescent light at each of the plurality of dichroic filters to de-multiplex the wavelength spectrum of the wavelength range of the fluorescent light; and detecting fluorescent light in each of the different wavelength ranges to count a number of each of the different particles in the sample fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Cytek Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: Ming Yan, Yung-Chieh Hsieh, David Vrane, Eric Chase
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Publication number: 20230172458Abstract: Methods and systems are provided that utilize smart hemodynamic support devices positioned in one area of the body, in combination with machine learning to infer and/or detect conditions in other areas of the body operably connected via blood flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: ABIOMED, Inc.Inventors: Christian Moyer, Elise Jortberg, Dawn Bardot, Govind Bhala, Maximilian Maier, Eric Chase, Christoph Griesshammer
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Patent number: 11513055Abstract: A crystal for flow cytometry with dual laser beams is disclosed. The crystal is a birefringent crystal comprising a material composition including a quartz mineral having a face side including a face angle of ninety degrees plus or minus one tenth of a degree; a wedge side that is substantially perpendicular to the face side, wherein the wedge side includes a wedge angle of two degrees plus or minus one tenth of a degree; and a major side that is substantially perpendicular to the face side and the wedge side. The major side includes a thickness of one and one-half millimeter plus or minus one tenth of a millimeter. A polarized light beam entering the birefringent crystal at an incident angle is separated into an ordinary light beam and an extraordinary light beam.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Cytek Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: Ming Yan, Eric Chase, Yung-Chieh Hsieh
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Patent number: 11333597Abstract: A system, an apparatus, and a method are provided for a modular flow cytometer with a compact size. In one embodiment, the modular flow cytometry system includes the following: a laser system for emitting laser beams; a flow cell assembly positioned to receive the laser beams at an interrogation region of a fluidics stream where fluoresced cells scatter the laser beams into fluorescent light; a fiber assembly positioned to collect the fluorescent light; and a compact light detection module including a first image array having a transparent block, a plurality of micro-mirrors in a row coupled to a first side of the transparent block, and a plurality of filters in a row coupled to a second side of the transparent block opposite the first side.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Cytek Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: Ming Yan, Yung-Chieh Hsieh, David Vrane, Eric Chase, Wenbin Jiang
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Publication number: 20220128450Abstract: A system, an apparatus, and a method are provided for a modular flow cytometer with a compact size. In one embodiment, the modular flow cytometry system includes the following: a laser system for emitting laser beams; a flow cell assembly positioned to receive the laser beams at an interrogation region of a fluidics stream where fluoresced cells scatter the laser beams into fluorescent light; a fiber assembly positioned to collect the fluorescent light; and a compact light detection module including a first image array having a transparent block, a plurality of micro-mirrors in a row coupled to a first side of the transparent block, and a plurality of filters in a row coupled to a second side of the transparent block opposite the first side.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2018Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Ming Yan, Yung-Chieh Hsieh, David Vrane, Eric Chase, Wenbin Jiang
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Publication number: 20220003659Abstract: A system, an apparatus, and a method are provided for a modular flow cytometer with a compact size. In one embodiment, the modular flow cytometry system includes the following: a laser system for emitting laser beams; a flow cell assembly positioned to receive the laser beams at an interrogation region of a fluidics stream where fluoresced cells scatter the laser beams into fluorescent light; a fiber assembly positioned to collect the fluorescent light; and a compact light detection module including a first image array having a transparent block, a plurality of micro-mirrors in a row coupled to a first side of the transparent block, and a plurality of filters in a row coupled to a second side of the transparent block opposite the first side.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: CYTEK BIOSCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Ming Yan, Yung-Chieh Hsieh, David Vrane, Eric Chase, Wenbin Jiang
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Patent number: 11169076Abstract: In one embodiment, a flow cytometer is disclosed having a compact light detection module. The compact light detection module includes an image array with a transparent block, a plurality of micro-mirrors in a row coupled to a first side of the transparent block, and a plurality of filters in a row coupled to a second side of the transparent block opposite the first side. Each of the plurality of filters reflects light to one of the plurality of micro-mirrors and passes light of a differing wavelength range and each of the plurality of micro-mirrors reflects light to one of the plurality of filters, such that incident light into the image array zigzags back and forth between consecutive filters of the plurality of filters and consecutive micro-mirrors of the plurality of micro-mirrors. A radius of curvature of each of the plurality of micro-mirrors images the fiber aperture onto the odd filters and collimates the light beam on the even filters.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Cytek Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: Ming Yan, Yung-Chieh Hsieh, David Vrane, Eric Chase
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Publication number: 20210262917Abstract: In one embodiment, a flow cytometer is disclosed having a compact light detection module. The compact light detection module includes an image array with a transparent block, a plurality of micro-mirrors in a row coupled to a first side of the transparent block, and a plurality of filters in a row coupled to a second side of the transparent block opposite the first side. Each of the plurality of filters reflects light to one of the plurality of micro-mirrors and passes light of a differing wavelength range and each of the plurality of micro-mirrors reflects light to one of the plurality of filters, such that incident light into the image array zigzags back and forth between consecutive filters of the plurality of filters and consecutive micro-mirrors of the plurality of micro-mirrors. A radius of curvature of each of the plurality of micro-mirrors images the fiber aperture onto the odd filters and collimates the light beam on the even filters.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Ming Yan, Yung-Chieh Hsieh, David Vrane, Eric Chase
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Patent number: 11029243Abstract: In one embodiment, a flow cytometer is disclosed having a compact light detection module. The compact light detection module includes an image array with a transparent block, a plurality of micro-mirrors in a row coupled to a first side of the transparent block, and a plurality of filters in a row coupled to a second side of the transparent block opposite the first side. Each of the plurality of filters reflects light to one of the plurality of micro-mirrors and passes light of a differing wavelength range and each of the plurality of micro-mirrors reflects light to one of the plurality of filters, such that incident light into the image array zigzags back and forth between consecutive filters of the plurality of filters and consecutive micro-mirrors of the plurality of micro-mirrors. A radius of curvature of each of the plurality of micro-mirrors images the fiber aperture onto the odd filters and collimates the light beam on the even filters.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Cytek Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: Ming Yan, Yung-Chieh Hsieh, David Vrane, Eric Chase
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Publication number: 20200408664Abstract: A crystal for flow cytometry with dual laser beams is disclosed. The crystal is a birefringent crystal comprising a material composition including a quartz mineral having a face side including a face angle of ninety degrees plus or minus one tenth of a degree; a wedge side that is substantially perpendicular to the face side, wherein the wedge side includes a wedge angle of two degrees plus or minus one tenth of a degree; and a major side that is substantially perpendicular to the face side and the wedge side. The major side includes a thickness of one and one-half millimeter plus or minus one tenth of a millimeter. A polarized light beam entering the birefringent crystal at an incident angle is separated into an ordinary light beam and an extraordinary light beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Ming Yan, Eric Chase, Yung-Chieh Hsieh
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Publication number: 20200333237Abstract: A system, an apparatus, and a method are provided for a modular flow cytometer with a compact size. In one embodiment, the modular flow cytometry system includes the following: a laser system for emitting laser beams; a flow cell assembly positioned to receive the laser beams at an interrogation region of a fluidics stream where fluoresced cells scatter the laser beams into fluorescent light; a fiber assembly positioned to collect the fluorescent light; and a grating system including a dispersive element and a receiver assembly, wherein the dispersive element is positioned to receive the fluorescent light from the fiber assembly and to direct spectrally dispersed light toward the receiver assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: David Vrane, Ming Yan, Eric Chase, Wenbin Jiang
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Patent number: 10788411Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus are provided for cytometry with dual laser beams. In one example, the method includes directing an incident light beam from a source to enter an optical waveplate; polarizing the incident light beam into a polarized light beam in response to the incident light beam entering through the optical waveplate; directing the polarized light beam to enter a birefringent crystal; separating the polarized light beam into an ordinary light beam and an extraordinary light beam in response to the polarized light beam entering the birefringent crystal; directing the ordinary light beam and the extraordinary light beam to enter a lens; focusing the ordinary light beam and the extraordinary light beam into dual light beams separated by a beam displacement; and coupling the dual light beams to form a sample region having substantially uniform light intensity to analyze moving particles in the particle analyzer.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Cytek Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: Ming Yan, Eric Chase, Yung-Chieh Hsieh
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Patent number: 10739245Abstract: A system, an apparatus, and a method are provided for a modular flow cytometer with a compact size. In one embodiment, the modular flow cytometry system includes the following: a laser system for emitting laser beams; a flow cell assembly positioned to receive the laser beams at an interrogation region of a fluidics stream where fluoresced cells scatter the laser beams into fluorescent light; a fiber assembly positioned to collect the fluorescent light; and a grating system including a dispersive element and a receiver assembly, wherein the dispersive element is positioned to receive the fluorescent light from the fiber assembly and to direct spectrally dispersed light toward the receiver assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Cytek Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: David Vrane, Ming Yan, Eric Chase, Wenbin Jiang
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Patent number: D837730Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: SolAero Technologies Corp.Inventor: Eric Chase McCall
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Patent number: D855561Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: SolAero Technologies Corp.Inventors: Eric Chase McCall, Jeffrey Steinfeldt, Daniel Aiken
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Patent number: D856272Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SolAero Technologies Corp.Inventors: Eric Chase McCall, Jeffrey Steinfeldt, Daniel Aiken
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Patent number: D861591Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: SolAero Technologies Corp.Inventors: Eric Chase McCall, Jeffrey Steinfeldt, Daniel Aiken
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Patent number: D867278Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: SolAero Technologies Corp.Inventor: Eric Chase McCall