Patents by Inventor Nirmal Kumar Thanikachalam

Nirmal Kumar Thanikachalam 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: 20230313100
    Abstract: A support housing for a flexible bioprocess bag, the housing comprising at least one side wall having a first segment and a second segment, the first segment movable in relation to the second segment between an open and a closed position, wherein at least a supporting part of the housing is translatable from an operating position to a bag loading position, wherein the supporting part comprises one or more retainers for holding the flexible bioprocess bag upon re-translation of the supporting part to the operating position and movement of the first segment to the closed position, and wherein the first segment comprises a first drive unit for connecting and driving a first mixing unit in the flexible bioprocess bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: CYTIVA SWEDEN AB
    Inventors: KLAUS GEBAUER, NAGARAJ RAGHAVENDRA RAO, ANINDYA KANTI DE, ANINDYA SENGUPTA, MATS OLSSON, COLIN R. TUOHEY, JONATHAN A. KENNEY, RICHARD LEE DAMREN, RALPH STANKOWSKI, NIRMAL KUMAR THANIKACHALAM
  • Patent number: 11643627
    Abstract: A support housing for a flexible bioprocess bag, the housing comprising at least one side wall having a first segment and a second segment, the first segment movable in relation to the second segment between an open and a closed position, wherein at least a supporting part of the housing is translatable from an operating position to a bag loading position, wherein the supporting part comprises one or more retainers for holding the flexible bioprocess bag upon re-translation of the supporting part to the operating position and movement of the first segment to the closed position, and wherein the first segment comprises a first drive unit for connecting and driving a first mixing unit in the flexible bioprocess bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: CYTIVA SWEDEN AB
    Inventors: Klaus Gebauer, Nagaraj Raghavendra Rao, Anindya Kanti De, Anindya Sengupta, Mats Olsson, Colin R. Tuohey, Jonathan A. Kenney, Richard Lee Damren, Ralph Stankowski, Nirmal Kumar Thanikachalam
  • Publication number: 20190322970
    Abstract: A support housing for a flexible bioprocess bag, the housing comprising at least one side wall having a first segment and a second segment, the first segment movable in relation to the second segment between an open and a closed position, wherein at least a supporting part of the housing is translatable from an operating position to a bag loading position, wherein the supporting part comprises one or more retainers for holding the flexible bioprocess bag upon re-translation of the supporting part to the operating position and movement of the first segment to the closed position, and wherein the first segment comprises a first drive unit for connecting and driving a first mixing unit in the flexible bioprocess bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES AB
    Inventors: KLAUS GEBAUER, NAGARAJ RAGHAVENDRA RAO, ANINDYA KANTI DE, ANINDYA SENGUPTA, MATS OLSSON, COLIN R. TUOHEY, JONATHAN A. KENNEY, RICHARD LEE DAMREN, RALPH STANKOWSKI, NIRMAL KUMAR THANIKACHALAM
  • Patent number: 9707519
    Abstract: A robust crossflow filtration cassette holder, allowing easy mounting and removal of filtration cassettes. The cassette holder comprises a distributor plate, an end-plate, a plurality of essentially parallel tie rods connecting the distributor plate with the end-plate, and a compression plate slidably mounted on the tie rods between the distributor plate and the end plate, wherein at least one of the tie rods is movable in its entirety between an open position or orientation, allowing mounting or removal of a filtration cassette, and a closed position or orientation, in which the movable tie rod is in engaged connection with the cassette and locks it in the holder by a locking means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Patrik Akerstrom, Nirmal Kumar Thanikachalam
  • Publication number: 20140042069
    Abstract: A robust crossflow filtration cassette holder, allowing easy mounting and removal of filtration cassettes. The cassette holder comprises a distributor plate, an end-plate, a plurality of essentially parallel tie rods connecting the distributor plate with the end-plate, and a compression plate slidably mounted on the tie rods between the distributor plate and the end plate, wherein at least one of the tie rods is movable in its entirety between an open position or orientation, allowing mounting or removal of a filtration cassette, and a closed position or orientation, in which the movable tie rod is in engaged connection with the cassette and locks it in the holder by a locking means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB
    Inventors: Patrik Akerstrom, Nirmal Kumar Thanikachalam
  • Patent number: D951475
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Puridify Ltd
    Inventors: Shameer Subratty, Adam Pinnock, Hannes Hjorter, Lars Rosengren, Anji Reddy Venna, Nirmal Kumar Thanikachalam, Gabriel Zenkner
  • Patent number: D951476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Puridify Ltd
    Inventors: Shameer Subratty, Adam Pinnock, Hannes Hjorter, Lars Rosengren, Anji Reddy Venna, Nirmal Kumar Thanikachalam, Gabriel Zenkner
  • Patent number: D951477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Puridify Ltd
    Inventors: Shameer Subratty, Adam Pinnock, Hannes Hjorter, Lars Rosengren, Anji Reddy Venna, Nirmal Kumar Thanikachalam, Gabriel Zenkner
  • Patent number: D951478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Puridify Ltd
    Inventors: Shameer Subratty, Adam Pinnock, Hannes Hjorter, Lars Rosengren, Anji Reddy Venna, Nirmal Kumar Thanikachalam, Gabriel Zenkner