Patents by Inventor Key Hyckenberg
Key Hyckenberg 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: 11961295Abstract: A method of automated configuration in a bioprocess system and to verify a process defined by a flow path representation. The method comprises the steps of: capturing one image of the bioprocess system comprising tubing for the fluid communication between units of the bioprocess system; analyzing the captured image to identify the tubing connecting units of the bioprocess system; producing a processed representation from the captured image wherein at least a part of the tubing is identified; and comparing the processed representation with the flow path representation to verify their functional concordance.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Cytiva Sweden ABInventors: Petra Bangtsson, Johan Arthursson, Key Hyckenberg, Lotta Hedkvist
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Publication number: 20240096096Abstract: A method of automated configuration in a bioprocess system and to verify a process defined by a flow path representation. The method comprises the steps of: capturing one image of the bioprocess system comprising tubing for the fluid communication between units of the bioprocess system; analyzing the captured image to identify the tubing connecting units of the bioprocess system; producing a processed representation from the captured image wherein at least a part of the tubing is identified; and comparing the processed representation with the flow path representation to verify their functional concordance.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Petra Bangtsson, Johan Arthursson, Key Hyckenberg, Lotta Hedkvist
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Patent number: 11862335Abstract: A method, system, gateway and computer program for remote controlling and monitoring of at least one instrument, for example a bioproces sing instrument. The system can comprise: at least one instrument to be controlled and/or monitored; at least one instrument server connected to the at least one instrument, said instrument server comprising an instrument control software; at least one gateway connected to the at least one instrument server; a transferring means provided in the at least one instrument server, said transferring means being arranged to receive information from the at least one connected instrument and forward said information to the at least one gateway.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Cytiva Sweden ABInventors: Key Hyckenberg, Kjell Karlsson, Stefan Willehadson, Orjan Bo Grelsson
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Publication number: 20230138356Abstract: A method, system, gateway and computer program for remote controlling and monitoring of at least one instrument, for example a bioprocessing instrument. The system can comprise: at least one instrument to be controlled and/or monitored; at least one instrument server connected to the at least one instrument, said instrument server comprising an instrument control software; at least one gateway connected to the at least one instrument server; a transferring means provided in the at least one instrument server, said transferring means being arranged to receive information from the at least one connected instrument and forward said information to the at least one gateway.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Key Hyckenberg, Kjell Karlsson, Stefan Willehadson, Orjan Bo Grelsson
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Publication number: 20230046191Abstract: A method of automated configuration in a bioprocess system and to verify a process defined by a flow path representation. The method comprises the steps of: capturing one image of the bioprocess system comprising tubing for the fluid communication between units of the bioprocess system; analyzing the captured image to identify the tubing connecting units of the bioprocess system; producing a processed representation from the captured image wherein at least a part of the tubing is identified; and comparing the processed representation with the flow path representation to verify their functional concordance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Petra Bangtsson, Johan Arthursson, Key Hyckenberg, Lotta Hedkvist
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Patent number: 11568986Abstract: Disclosed is a system for remote controlling and monitoring of at least one instrument, for example a bioprocessing instrument, said system comprising: at least one instrument to be controlled and/or monitored; at least one instrument server connected to the at least one instrument, said instrument server comprising an instrument control software; at least one gateway connected to the at least one instrument server; a transferring means provided in the at least one instrument server, said transferring means being arranged to receive information from the at least one connected instrument and forward said information to the at least one gateway; a first self-hosted web server containing a web application provided in the at least one instrument server for providing possibility to control the at least one instrument via a web browser in an instrument control web page; a publishing means provided in the at least one gateway, said publishing means being arranged to receive information from at least one instrument sType: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Cytiva Sweden ABInventors: Key Hyckenberg, Kjell Karlsson, Stefan Willehadson, Orjan Bo Grelsson
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Publication number: 20230028051Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid chromatography system configured to operate with at least one column and configured for purification of a sample comprising a target product using a predefined process. The liquid chromatography system comprises a controller configured to: control the operation of the chromatography system to run the predefined process; retrieve column data accessible from a data storage, the column data being specific to each column; and adapt at least one process parameter of the predefined process for each column based on column data. Whereby the predefined process is adapted to each column to obtain the target product and maintain the performance of the liquid chromatography system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Jens Widehammar, Key Hyckenberg, Orjan Grelsson, Lars Mattsson, Kjell Karlsson
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Patent number: 11493489Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid chromatography system (90) configured to operate with at least one column and configured for purification of a sample comprising a target product using a predefined process. The liquid chromatography system comprises a controller (91) configured to: control the operation of the chromatography system to run the predefined process; retrieve column data accessible from a data storage, the column data being specific to each column; and adapt at least one process parameter of the predefined process for each column based on column data. Whereby the predefined process is adapted to each column to obtain the target product and maintain the performance of the liquid chromatography system.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Cytiva Sweden ABInventors: Jens Widehammar, Key Hyckenberg, Orjan Grelsson, Lars Mattsson, Kjell Karlsson
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Patent number: 11455797Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of automated configuration in a bioprocess system (10) and to verify a process defined by a flow path representation. The method comprises the steps of: —capturing one image of the bioprocess system (10) comprising tubing (50) for the fluid communication between units of the bioprocess system (10); —analyzing the captured image to identify the tubing (50) connecting units of the bioprocess system (10); —producing a processed representation from the captured image wherein at least a part of the tubing (50) is identified; and —comparing the processed representation with the flow path representation to verify their functional concordance.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Cytiva Sweden ABInventors: Petra Bangtsson, Johan Arthursson, Key Hyckenberg, Lotta Hedkvist
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Publication number: 20220163493Abstract: Disclosed is a chromatography system arranged to perform automated chromatography column efficiency testing for a specific column to determine efficiency parameters such as h and As and optionally to further provide guidance to the user with respect to column efficiency, the system having a controller arranged to automatically access data to enable the calculation of a column compression plate height, said data being derived from at least stored parameters of the specific column and the resin to be used in that column, thereby to calculate the efficiency of the column.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Jens Widehammar, Key Hyckenberg, Orjan Grelsson, Lars Mattsson, Kjell Karlsson
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Publication number: 20220163955Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for monitoring a bio-pharmaceutical process, said bio-pharmaceutical process being controlled based on as set of instructions for controlling said biopharmaceutical process. The method comprises the following steps performed by a bio-pharmaceutical process monitoring element: obtaining (S11) said set of instructions for controlling the biopharmaceutical process, and while the instructions of the set of instructions for controlling the bio-pharmaceutical process are executed, for each executed instruction receiving (S13) an execution status update indicating which instruction is presently executed or has just been finished, and forming (S14) an execution status indication relating the instruction presently executed or just finished to its position in the set of instructions based on the received execution status update.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Key Hyckenberg, Magnus Karlsson, Christoffer Hultqvist, Henrik Lundkvist
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Patent number: 11321065Abstract: Disclosed is a method for automatic installation and setting up of an instrument (1), comprising the steps of: connecting (S1) the instrument (1) to a service software system (15) in a network (19) via a first communication interface (6); sending (S3) identification information (5) of the instrument (1) from the instrument to the service software system (15) via the first communication interface (6); recognizing (S5) in the service software system (15) at least one characteristic of the instrument (1) by analyzing the identification information (5); based on said at least one characteristic or identification information, creating (S7) by the service software system (15) dedicated high level control software (25) comprising parts of the control software needed for the instrument; based on said at least one characteristic or identification information, sending (S9) to the instrument (1) from the service software system (15) software to enable a second communication interface (16), and low level control softwareType: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: CYTIVA SWEDEN ABInventors: Key Hyckenberg, Kjell Karlsson, Par Haggblad, Niklas Engblom
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Publication number: 20210269888Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for optimizing a bioprocess purification system comprising a bioreactor configured to provide a harvest comprising a target composition, and a purification process arranged downstream the bioreactor and being configured for purification of the harvest to produce a target product having a desired characteristics. The method comprising: a) detecting (32) at least one quality attribute indicative of characteristics of the target product in a downstream process, b) identifying (33) correlations between the at least one quality attribute measured in the downstream process and parameters to control a cell culture process in the bioreactor, and c) controlling (34) the cell culture process to meet the desired characteristics based on the identified correlations, whereby the target characteristics is within a pre-determined range.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Key Hyckenberg, Helena Skoglar, Gunnar Malmquist, Mikael Carlsten, Roger Lundqvist, Dan Andersson, Linda Mathiasson, Lars Mattsson, Sara Sendabo, Mikael Berg
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Publication number: 20210239662Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid chromatography system (90) configured to operate with at least one column and configured for purification of a sample comprising a target product using a predefined process. The liquid chromatography system comprises a controller (91) configured to: control the operation of the chromatography system to run the predefined process; retrieve column data accessible from a data storage, the column data being specific to each column; and adapt at least one process parameter of the predefined process for each column based on column data. Whereby the predefined process is adapted to each column to obtain the target product and maintain the performance of the liquid chromatography system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Jens Widehammar, Key Hyckenberg, Orjan Grelsson, Lars Mattsson, Kjell Karlsson
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Publication number: 20210201032Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of automated configuration in a bioprocess system (10) and to verify a process defined by a flow path representation. The method comprises the steps of: capturing one image of the bioprocess system (10) comprising tubing (50) for the fluid communication between units of the bioprocess system (10); analyzing the captured image to identify the tubing (50) connecting units of the bioprocess system (10); producing a processed representation from the captured image wherein at least a part of the tubing (50) is identified; and comparing the processed representation with the flow path representation to verify their functional concordance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2019Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Petra Bangtsson, Johan Arthursson, Key Hyckenberg, Lotta Hedkvist
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Publication number: 20200381112Abstract: Disclosed is a system for remote controlling and monitoring of at least one instrument, for example a bioprocessing instrument, said system comprising: at least one instrument to be controlled and/or monitored; at least one instrument server connected to the at least one instrument, said instrument server comprising an instrument control software; at least one gateway connected to the at least one instrument server; a transferring means provided in the at least one instrument server, said transferring means being arranged to receive information from the at least one connected instrument and forward said information to the at least one gateway; a first self-hosted web server containing a web application provided in the at least one instrument server for providing possibility to control the at least one instrument via a web browser in an instrument control web page; a publishing means provided in the at least one gateway, said publishing means being arranged to receive information from at least one instrument sType: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Key Hyckenberg, Kjell Karlsson, Stefan Willehadson, Orjan Bo Grelsson
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Publication number: 20200326920Abstract: Disclosed is a method for automatic installation and setting up of an instrument (1), comprising the steps of: connecting (S1) the instrument (1) to a service software system (15) in a network (19) via a first communication interface (6); sending (S3) identification information (5) of the instrument (1) from the instrument to the service software system (15) via the first communication interface (6); recognizing (S5) in the service software system (15) at least one characteristic of the instrument (1) by analyzing the identification information (5); based on said at least one characteristic or identification information, creating (S7) by the service software system (15) dedicated high level control software (25) comprising parts of the control software needed for the instrument; based on said at least one characteristic or identification information, sending (S9) to the instrument (1) from the service software system (15) software to enable a second communication interface (16), and low level control softwareType: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2018Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Key Hyckenberg, Kjell Karlsson, Par Haggblad, Niklas Engblom
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Publication number: 20200124578Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reconstructing events related to a process run in a bioprocess purification system comprising hardware configured to control the events related to the purification of a liquid containing a sample in the bioprocess purification system. The method comprising: recording hardware state S11 related to the process run; recording readings from sensors S12 related to the process run; and synchronizing hardware state S13 with readings from sensors to link the hardware state with the result from the process run. The present invention also related to a method for simulating future events related to a process run in a bioprocess purification system comprising hardware configured to control the events related to the purification of a liquid containing a sample in the bioprocess purification system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Petra Bangtsson, Key Hyckenberg, Lars Henning Ivar Mattson, Ulrika Skarp
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Publication number: 20190346412Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for monitoring operational status in continuous chromatography configured to operate with at least three columns adapted for cyclic use for continuous purification of a target product when feeding the continuous chromatography with a sample containing the target product. The method comprises detecting (81) at least one parameter indicative of a selected function in the continuous chromatography, performing (82) real time trend analysis of the detected parameter to identify a deviating behaviour of the selected function, and initiate (83) actions to eliminate or reduce the effect of the identified deviating behaviour where by the performance of the continuous chromatography is maintained.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences ABInventors: Key HYCKENBERG, Mikael Johan Helmer Eugen BERG, Helena SKOGLAR, Gunnar MALMQUIST, Mikael CARLSTEN, Roger LUNDQVIST, Dan ANDERSSON, Linda MATHIASSON, Lars Henning Ivar MATTSSON, Sara SENDABO
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Publication number: 20190336886Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a bioprocess purification system comprising a continuous chromatography configured to operate with at least three columns and configured for cyclic operation, wherein the continuous purification is performed on a sample comprising a target product having desired characteristics. The method comprises detecting (82) at least one parameter indicative of characteristics of the target product, performing (83) real time trend analysis of each detected at least one parameter to identify a deviation from the desired characteristics of the target product, and controlling (84) the bioprocess purification system to meet the desired characteristics based on the identified deviation, whereby the target characteristics is within a pre-determined range.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Key Hyckenberg, Mikael Johan Helmer Eugen Berg, Helena Skoglar, Gunnar Malmquist, Linda Mathiasson, Lars Henning Ivar Mattsson, Sara Sendabo