Patents by Inventor Nuno Varelas

Nuno Varelas 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: 20230211343
    Abstract: A single junction sorter for a microfluidic particle sorter, the single-junction sorter comprising: an input channel, configured to receive a fluid containing particles; an output sort channel and an output waste channel, each connected to the input channel for receiving the fluid therefrom; a bubble generator, operable to selectively displace the fluid around a particle to be sorted and thereby to create a transient flow of the fluid in the input channel; and a vortex element, configured to cause a vortex in the transient flow in order to direct the particle to be sorted into the output sort channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Mikhail BASHTANOV, Richard GOLD, Calum HAYES, Fred HUSSAIN, Robyn PRITCHARD, Salman Samson ROGERS, Nuno VARELAS, Alexander ZHUKOV
  • Patent number: 11607688
    Abstract: A single junction sorter for a microfluidic particle sorter, the single-junction sorter comprising: an input channel, configured to receive a fluid containing particles; an output sort channel and an output waste channel, each connected to the input channel for receiving the fluid therefrom; a bubble generator, operable to selectively displace the fluid around a particle to be sorted and thereby to create a transient flow of the fluid in the input channel; and a vortex element, configured to cause a vortex in the transient flow in order to direct the particle to be sorted into the output sort channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: TTP Plc
    Inventors: Mikhail Bashtanov, Richard Gold, Calum Hayes, Fred Hussain, Robyn Pritchard, Salman Samson Rogers, Nuno Varelas, Alexander Zhukov
  • Publication number: 20220297124
    Abstract: A single junction sorter for a microfluidic particle sorter, the single-junction sorter comprising: an input channel, configured to receive a fluid containing particles; an output sort channel and an output waste channel, each connected to the input channel for receiving the fluid therefrom; a bubble generator, operable to selectively displace the fluid around a particle to be sorted and thereby to create a transient flow of the fluid in the input channel; and a vortex element, configured to cause a vortex in the transient flow in order to direct the particle to be sorted into the output sort channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Mikhail BASHTANOV, Richard GOLD, Calum HAYES, Fred HUSSAIN, Robyn PRITCHARD, Salman Samson ROGERS, Nuno VARELAS, Alexander ZHUKOV
  • Patent number: 11376592
    Abstract: A single junction sorter for a microfluidic particle sorter, the single-junction sorter comprising: an input channel, configured to receive a fluid containing particles; an output sort channel and an output waste channel, each connected to the input channel for receiving the fluid therefrom; a bubble generator, operable to selectively displace the fluid around a particle to be sorted and thereby to create a transient flow of the fluid in the input channel; and a vortex element, configured to cause a vortex in the transient flow in order to direct the particle to be sorted into the output sort channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Cellular Highways Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikhail Bashtanov, Richard Gold, Calum Hayes, Fred Hussain, Robyn Pritchard, Salman Samson Rogers, Nuno Varelas, Alexander Zhukov
  • Patent number: 11099202
    Abstract: Prepackaged reagent reservoirs with associated nozzles allow for accurate, repeatable distribution of reagents in various types of reactions, reducing the risk of human error. Series of reservoirs may be arrayed on a sheet or plane for automated manipulation providing a simply format for organizing, storing, transporting, and distributing reagents needed in complex reactions such as those in the molecular biology field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: TECAN GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Amorese, Nitin Sood, Philip John Rawlins, Sebastian Georg Rammensee, Michael Ian Walker, Thomas William Broughton, Michiel Clemens Rene Twisk, Jonathan Patrick Casey, Michael Roy Fairs, Neil Pollock, Nuno Varelas, Giles Hugo William Sanders
  • Publication number: 20200197938
    Abstract: A single junction sorter for a microfluidic particle sorter, the single-junction sorter comprising: an input channel, configured to receive a fluid containing particles; an output sort channel and an output waste channel, each connected to the input channel for receiving the fluid therefrom; a bubble generator, operable to selectively displace the fluid around a particle to be sorted and thereby to create a transient flow of the fluid in the input channel; and a vortex element, configured to cause a vortex in the transient flow in order to direct the particle to be sorted into the output sort channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Mikhail BASHTANOV, Richard GOLD, Calum HAYES, Fred HUSSAIN, Robyn PRITCHARD, Salman Samson ROGERS, Nuno VARELAS, Alexander ZHUKOV
  • Publication number: 20190120868
    Abstract: Prepackaged reagent reservoirs with associated nozzles allow for accurate, repeatable distribution of reagents in various types of reactions, reducing the risk of human error. Series of reservoirs may be arrayed on a sheet or plane for automated manipulation providing a simply format for organizing, storing, transporting, and distributing reagents needed in complex reactions such as those in the molecular biology field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas A. Amorese, Nitin Sood, Philip John Rawlins, Sebastian Georg Rammensee, Michael Ian Walker, Thomas William Broughton, Michiel Clemens Rene Twisk, Jonathan Patrick Casey, Michael Roy Fairs, Neil Pollock, Nuno Varelas, Giles Hugo William Sanders