Patents by Inventor Mais Jehan JEBRAIL
Mais Jehan JEBRAIL 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: 11992842Abstract: Air-matrix digital microfluidics (DMF) apparatuses and methods of using them. These methods and apparatuses may include the use of a liquid wax coating material and/or pinning the encapsulated reaction droplet within the air gap using pinning features. Any of these methods may also include separating the liquid wax from an encapsulated aqueous droplet, e.g., using an oil absorbent wick to selectively separate the liquid oil or wax from the aqueous droplet by adsorbing and/or absorbing the liquid wax into the absorbent wick while leaving the aqueous droplet behind.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: mirOculus Inc.Inventors: Mais Jehan Jebrail, Mathieu Gabriel-Emmanuel Chauleau, Poornasree Kumar, Eduardo Cervantes, Foteini Christodoulou, Nikolay Sergeev, Spencer Seiler, Alejandro Tocigl Domeyko, Ana Eugenia Carvajal
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Publication number: 20240116048Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for mechanically controlling microfluidic movement using a force applicator and an elastically deformable sheet are described herein. These apparatuses may include a mechanical microfluidics actuator devices and a cartridge. A microfluidic droplet may be moved or displaced within an air gap of the cartridge by applying a compressive force locally and selectively reduce the gap width of the air gap near the microfluidic droplet causing the microfluidic droplet to move toward the reduced gap. Compressive forces may also be used to divide, join, mix or perform other operations on the microfluidic droplets.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Mais Jehan JEBRAIL, Foteini CHRISTODOULOU, Ana Eugenia CARVAJAL, Eduardo CERVANTES, Rohit LAL, Mark LEWIS
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Patent number: 11857961Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for sequencing by synthesis using mechanical compression. These methods and apparatuses may mechanically control microfluidic movement using a force applicator and an elastically deformable sheet.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: mirOculus Inc.Inventors: Mais Jehan Jebrail, Foteini Christodoulou, Ana Eugenia Carvajal, Eduardo Cervantes, Rohit Lal, Mark Lewis
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Publication number: 20230398541Abstract: High-throughput digital microfluidic (DMF) systems and methods (including devices, systems, cartridges, DMF apparatuses, etc.), are described herein. The systems, apparatuses and methods integrate liquid handling with the DMF apparatuses, providing flexible and efficient sample reactions and sample preparation. These systems, apparatuses and methods may be used with a variety of cartridge configurations and sizes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Jorge Abraham SOTO-MORENO, Mais Jehan JEBRAIL, Juan Matias DeCARLI
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Patent number: 11772093Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for mechanically controlling microfluidic movement using a force applicator and an elastically deformable sheet are described herein. These apparatuses may include a mechanical microfluidics actuator devices and a cartridge. A microfluidic droplet may be moved or displaced within an air gap of the cartridge by applying a compressive force locally and selectively reduce the gap width of the air gap near the microfluidic droplet causing the microfluidic droplet to move toward the reduced gap. Compressive forces may also be used to divide, join, mix or perform other operations on the microfluidic droplets.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: mirOculus Inc.Inventors: Mais Jehan Jebrail, Foteini Christodoulou, Ana Eugenia Carvajal, Eduardo Cervantes, Rohit Lal, Mark Lewis
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Patent number: 11738345Abstract: High-throughput digital microfluidic (DMF) systems and methods (including devices, systems, cartridges, DMF apparatuses, etc.), are described herein. The systems, apparatuses and methods integrate liquid handling with the DMF apparatuses, providing flexible and efficient sample reactions and sample preparation. These systems, apparatuses and methods may be used with a variety of cartridge configurations and sizes.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: mirOculus Inc.Inventors: Jorge Abraham Soto-Moreno, Mais Jehan Jebrail, Juan Matias DeCarli
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Publication number: 20230219092Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for mechanically controlling microfluidic movement using a force applicator and an elastically deformable sheet are described herein. These apparatuses may include a mechanical microfluidics actuator devices and a cartridge. A microfluidic droplet may be moved or displaced within an air gap of the cartridge by applying a compressive force locally and selectively reduce the gap width of the air gap near the microfluidic droplet causing the microfluidic droplet to move toward the reduced gap. Compressive forces may also be used to divide, join, mix or perform other operations on the microfluidic droplets.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Mais Jehan JEBRAIL, Foteini CHRISTODOULOU, Ana Eugenia CARVAJAL, Eduardo CERVANTES, Rohit LAL, Mark LEWIS
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Publication number: 20230219083Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for sequencing by synthesis using mechanical compression. These methods and apparatuses may mechanically control microfluidic movement using a force applicator and an elastically deformable sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Mais Jehan JEBRAIL, Foteini CHRISTODOULOU, Ana Eugenia CARVAJAL, Eduardo CERVANTES, Rohit LAL, Mark LEWIS
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Publication number: 20220401957Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for performing Free-Running Synthesis (FRS) and library preparation steps (e.g., nanopore library preparation) on a cartridge using digital microfluidics (DMF) in a tabletop DMF driver/reader apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: MIROCULUS INC.Inventors: Mais Jehan JEBRAIL, Foteini CHRISTODOULOU
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Publication number: 20220395835Abstract: High-throughput digital microfluidic (DMF) systems and methods (including devices, systems, cartridges, DMF apparatuses, etc.), are described herein. The systems, apparatuses and methods integrate liquid handling with the DMF apparatuses, providing flexible and efficient sample reactions and sample preparation. These systems, apparatuses and methods may be used with a variety of cartridge configurations and sizes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: MIROCULUS INC.Inventors: Jorge Abraham SOTO-MORENO, Mais Jehan JEBRAIL, Juan Matias DE CARLI
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Publication number: 20220250078Abstract: Digital microfluidic (DMF) methods and apparatuses (including devices, systems, cartridges, DMF readers, etc.), and in particular DMF apparatuses and methods adapted for large volume. For example, described herein are methods and apparatuses for DMF using an air gap having a width of the gap that may be between 0.3 mm and 3 mm. Also described herein are DMF readers for use with a DMF cartridges, including those adapted for use with large air gap/large volume, although smaller volumes may be used as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Jorge Abraham SOTO-MORENO, Ik Pyo HONG, Jair Giovanny BELTRAN-VERA, Juan Matias DeCARLI, Jobelo Andres Quintero RODRIGUEZ, Rodolfo WILHELMY-PRECIADO, Mais Jehan JEBRAIL, Gregory RAY, Mathieu Gabriel-Emmanuel CHAULEAU, Paul Mathew LUNDQUIST, Alejandro TOCIGL, John Peter CANNISTRARO, Gareth SCOTT, Spencer SEILER, Rohit LAL, Eugenia CARVAJAL, Eduardo CERVANTES, Nikolay SERGEEV, Yu-Hung CHEN, Poornasree KUMAR, Foteini CHRISTODOULOU
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Publication number: 20220219172Abstract: Digital microfluidic (DMF) methods and apparatuses (including devices, systems, cartridges, DMF readers, etc.), and in particular DMF apparatuses and methods that may be used to safely manually add or remove fluid within a cartridge while it is actively applying DMF. Also described herein are DMF readers for use with a DMF cartridges, including those including multiple and/or redundant safety interlocks. Also described herein are DMF reader devices having a cover with active control of microfluidics on the cover while actively controlling DMF on the reader base.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: MIROCULUS INC.Inventors: Jorge Abraham SOTO-MORENO, Mais Jehan JEBRAIL, Alejandro TOCIGL, Foteini CHRISTODOULOU, Carl David MARTIN, Morgan Marin WATSON, Rohit LAL, Joshua SHEN, Ronan Barry HAYES, Gregory Arthur RAY, Peter Tirtowijoyo YOUNG, Spencer Todd SEILER, Ik Pyo HONG, Mohan GURUNATHAN, Lubomir DALTCHEV, Rodolfo WILHELMY-PRECIADO, Juan Matias de CARLI, Jobelo Andres Quintero RODRÍGUEZ, Matias Jorge LESCANO
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Publication number: 20220161216Abstract: Compositions for preventing or limiting surface fouling as well as evaporation and methods for their use in air-matrix digital microfluidics (DMF) apparatuses are described. A mobilizing wax material may be used to selectively encapsulate a reaction droplet in the air gap of the apparatus, which permits the at least partially encapsulated reaction droplet to be portable within the DMF apparatus. Additional aqueous droplets may be combined with the encapsulated droplet, by merging with an aqueous droplet having a coating of a secondary material (e.g., an oil or other hydrophobic material) that may allow combining of the droplets. The compositions may be additionally useful in non-DMF applications such as laboratory protocols for hybridization, ligation and amplification.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: MIROCULUS INC.Inventors: Eduardo CERVANTES, Mais Jehan JEBRAIL
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Patent number: 11311882Abstract: Digital microfluidic (DMF) methods and apparatuses (including devices, systems, cartridges, DMF readers, etc.), and in particular DMF apparatuses and methods adapted for large volume. For example, described herein are methods and apparatuses for DMF using an air gap having a width of the gap that may be between 0.3 mm and 3 mm. Also described herein are DMF readers for use with a DMF cartridges, including those adapted for use with large air gap/large volume, although smaller volumes may be used as well.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: mirOculus Inc.Inventors: Jorge Abraham Soto-Moreno, Ik Pyo Hong, Jair Giovanny Beltran-Vera, Juan Matias DeCarli, Jobelo Andres Quintero Rodriguez, Rodolfo Wilhelmy-Preciado, Mais Jehan Jebrail, Gregory Ray, Mathieu Gabriel-Emmanuel Chauleau, Paul Mathew Lundquist, Alejandro Tocigl, John Peter Cannistraro, Gareth Scott, Spencer Seiler, Rohit Lal, Eugenia Carvajal, Eduardo Cervantes, Nikolay Sergeev, Yu-Hung Chen, Poornasree Kumar, Foteini Christodoulou
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Publication number: 20210069714Abstract: Air-matrix digital microfluidics (DMF) apparatuses and methods of using them. These methods and apparatuses may include the use of a liquid wax coating material and/or pinning the encapsulated reaction droplet within the air gap using pinning features. Any of these methods may also include separating the liquid wax from an encapsulated aqueous droplet, e.g., using an oil absorbent wick to selectively separate the liquid oil or wax from the aqueous droplet by adsorbing and/or absorbing the liquid wax into the absorbent wick while leaving the aqueous droplet behind.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Mais Jehan JEBRAIL, Mathieu Gabriel-Emmanuel CHAULEAU, Poornasree KUMAR, Eduardo CERVANTES, Foteini CHRISTODOULOU, Nikolay SERGEEV, Spencer SEILER, Alejandro Tocigl DOMEYKO, Ana Eugenia CARVAJAL
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Publication number: 20200316606Abstract: High-throughput digital microfluidic (DMF) systems and methods (including devices, systems, cartridges, DMF apparatuses, etc.), are described herein. The systems, apparatuses and methods integrate liquid handling with the DMF apparatuses, providing flexible and efficient sample reactions and sample preparation. These systems, apparatuses and methods may be used with a variety of cartridge configurations and sizes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Jorge Abraham SOTO-MORENO, Mais Jehan JEBRAIL, Juan Matias DeCARLI
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Publication number: 20190168223Abstract: Digital microfluidic (DMF) methods and apparatuses (including devices, systems, cartridges, DMF readers, etc.), and in particular DMF apparatuses and methods adapted for large volume. For example, described herein are methods and apparatuses for DMF using an air gap having a width of the gap that may be between 0.3 mm and 3 mm. Also described herein are DMF readers for use with a DMF cartridges, including those adapted for use with large air gap/large volume, although smaller volumes may be used as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Jorge Abraham SOTO-MORENO, Ik Pyo HONG, Jair Giovanny BELTRAN-VERA, Juan Matias DeCARLI, Jobelo Andres QUINTERO, Rodolfo WILHELMY-PRECIADO, Mais Jehan JEBRAIL, Gregory RAY, Mathieu Gabriel-Emmanuel CHAULEAU, Paul Mathew LUNDQUIST, Alejandro TOCIGL, John Peter CANNISTRARO, Gareth SCOTT, Spencer SEILER, Rohit LAL, Eugenia CARVAJAL, Eduardo CERVANTES, Nikolay SERGEEV, Yu-Hung CHEN, Poornasree KUMAR, Foteini CHRISTODOULOU