Patents by Inventor Anant CHOPRA

Anant CHOPRA 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).

  • METAMATERIAL SCAFFOLDS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210115369
    Abstract: A valve includes a body including an inner bore extending between a first port and a second port, a seat, and one or more restrainers and a disk that is moveable between the seat and the one or more restrainers such that a first pressure that is less than 1 pascal and applied in a first direction causes the disk to move from a first position towards a second position to permit fluid communication between the first port and the second port. A metamaterial scaffold including a structure defining a lumen, at least a portion of an outer or non-lumen surface of the structure is coated with a plurality of biological cells, and wherein the structure is composed of a metamaterial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Christos Michas, Anant Chopra, Alice Elizabeth White, Christopher S. Chen
  • Sub-pascal unidirectional flow valves
    Patent number: 10907123
    Abstract: A valve includes a body including an inner bore extending between a first port and a second port, a seat, and one or more restrainers and a disk that is moveable between the seat and the one or more restrainers such that a first pressure that is less than 1 pascal and applied in a first direction causes the disk to move from a first position towards a second position to permit fluid communication between the first port and the second port. A metamaterial scaffold including a structure defining a lumen, at least a portion of an outer or non-lumen surface of the structure is coated with a plurality of biological cells, and wherein the structure is composed of a metamaterial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Christos Michas, Anant Chopra, Alice Elizabeth White, Christopher S Chen
  • Engineered platform to generate 3D cardiac tissues
    Patent number: 10829727
    Abstract: Described herein are a system, device, methods and compositions related to generating 3-dimensional cardiac tissues. Also described herein are a system, device, and methods of maturing 3-dimensional cardiac tissues and maintaining their viability in culture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Christopher S. Chen, Rebeccah Luu, Anant Chopra
  • SUB-PASCAL UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW VALVES
    Publication number: 20200017813
    Abstract: A valve includes a body including an inner bore extending between a first port and a second port, a seat, and one or more restrainers and a disk that is moveable between the seat and the one or more restrainers such that a first pressure that is less than 1 pascal and applied in a first direction causes the disk to move from a first position towards a second position to permit fluid communication between the first port and the second port. A metamaterial scaffold including a structure defining a lumen, at least a portion of an outer or non-lumen surface of the structure is coated with a plurality of biological cells, and wherein the structure is composed of a metamaterial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Christos Michas, Anant Chopra, Alice Elizabeth White, Christopher S. Chen
  • ENGINEERED PLATFORM TO GENERATE 3D CARDIAC TISSUES
    Publication number: 20190316068
    Abstract: Described herein are a system, device, methods and compositions related to generating 3-dimensional cardiac tissues. Also described herein are a system, device, and methods of maturing 3-dimensional cardiac tissues and maintaining their viability in culture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Christopher S. CHEN, Rebeccah LUU, Anant CHOPRA