Patents by Inventor Abi Clair Graham

Abi Clair Graham 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).

  • Method for deforming and/or fragmenting a cell, spore or virus with a vibrating plate
    Patent number: 10640745
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the deformation and/or fragmentation of a cell, spore or virus, the method comprising: (i) bringing a liquid sample containing the cell, spore or virus into contact with a first surface of a vibratable plate having at least one aperture, and causing the plate to vibrate; and (ii) passing the sample of the cell, spore or virus through the at least one aperture in the vibrating plate so as to cause deformation and/or fragmentation of the cell, spore or virus. It also concerns a device for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: TTP PLC
    Inventors: Giles Hugo William Sanders, Abi Clair Graham, Rita Stella
  • METHOD AND DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160083687
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the deformation and/or fragmentation of a cell, spore or virus, the method comprising: (i) bringing a liquid sample containing the cell, spore or virus into contact with a first surface of a vibratable plate having at least one aperture, and causing the plate to vibrate; and (ii) passing the sample of the cell, spore or virus through the at least one aperture in the vibrating plate so as to cause deformation and/or fragmentation of the cell, spore or virus. It also concerns a device for carrying out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: THE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP PLC
    Inventors: Giles Hugo William Sanders, Abi Clair Graham, Rita Stella