Patents by Inventor Uta Schaffner

Uta Schaffner 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).

  • Sealable microfluidic chip for thermocycling
    Patent number: 11964273
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reversible sealing of a microfluidic chip used for thermal incubation of an aqueous sample suspected to contain a target nucleic acid. The microfluidic chip contains a flow channel and a plurality of reaction compartments, into which the sample and a displacement fluid are introduced through an inlet port sealable by means of a sealing agent having a melting point above room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Glauser, Daniel Müller, Michael Zeder, Uta Schaffner
  • Sealable microfluidic chip for thermocycling
    Publication number: 20180221875
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reversible sealing of a microfluidic chip used for thermal incubation of an aqueous sample suspected to contain a target nucleic acid. The microfluidic chip contains a flow channel and a plurality of reaction compartments, into which the sample and a displacement fluid are introduced through an inlet port sealable by means of a sealing agent having a melting point above room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Roche Molecular System, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Glauser, Daniel Müller, Michael Zeder, Uta Schaffner