Patents by Inventor Andrew Utada

Andrew Utada 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).

  • Use of gel beads to control droplet dispersion
    Patent number: 10233487
    Abstract: A method of generating deformable gel beads that contain a single colloidal particle is described. Gel beads containing a particle are isolated from those that do not contain a particle, based on differences between the buoyant density of these gel bead populations. The gel beads containing a particle are subsequently co-encapsulated at a high efficiency into droplets that can comprise additional objects such as cells, other particles, or reagents. The gel coating on the rigid particle prevents clogging in narrow channels, such as those of a droplet generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Utada, Jeremy Agresti
  • USE OF GEL BEADS TO CONTROL DROPLET DISPERSION
    Publication number: 20170275679
    Abstract: A method of generating deformable gel beads that contain a single colloidal particle is described. Gel beads containing a particle are isolated from those that do not contain a particle, based on differences between the buoyant density of these gel bead populations. The gel beads containing a particle are subsequently co-encapsulated at a high efficiency into droplets that can comprise additional objects such as cells, other particles, or reagents. The gel coating on the rigid particle prevents clogging in narrow channels, such as those of a droplet generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew Utada, Jeremy Agresti