Patents by Inventor Arial Bueno
Arial Bueno 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).
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Publication number: 20220062909Abstract: A molecular testing device comprises a heating and cooling module having a thin-film thermoelectric heating and cooling device, and a removable test module having a combined amplification and hybridization reaction chamber. The reaction chamber comprises a thermo-conductive exterior surface and a microarray on an interior surface. The thin-film thermoelectric heating and cooling device has a heat transfer surface that is adapted to make contact with the thermo-conductive exterior surface of the reaction chamber. The molecular testing device may be used to perform a PCR in the reaction chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Christopher G. COONEY, Peter Qiang QU, Arial BUENO
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Patent number: 11097278Abstract: A molecular testing device comprises a heating and cooling module having a thin-film thermoelectric heating and cooling device, and a removable test module having a combined amplification and hybridization reaction chamber. The reaction chamber comprises a thermo-conductive exterior surface and a microarray on an interior surface. The thin-film thermoelectric heating and cooling device has a heat transfer surface that is adapted to make contact with the thermo-conductive exterior surface of the reaction chamber. The molecular testing device may be used to perform a PCR in the reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: AKONNI BIOSYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Christopher G. Cooney, Peter Qiang Qu, Arial Bueno
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Patent number: 10882046Abstract: A molecular testing device comprises a heating and cooling module having a thin-film thermoelectric heating and cooling device, and a removable test module having a combined amplification and hybridization reaction chamber. The reaction chamber comprises a thermo-conductive exterior surface and a microarray on an interior surface. The thin-film thermoelectric heating and cooling device has a heat transfer surface that is adapted to make contact with the thermo-conductive exterior surface of the reaction chamber. The molecular testing device may be used to perform a PCR in the reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: AKONNI BIOSYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Christopher G. Cooney, Peter Qiang Qu, Arial Bueno
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Publication number: 20200188908Abstract: An integrated sample analysis system is disclosed. The sample analysis system contains (1) a sample preparation/analysis module having sample purification device comprising a monolith that binds specifically to nucleic acids and a sample analysis device comprising a microarray enclosed in a reaction chamber having a hydrophilic interior surface; (2) a temperature control module comprising a thermocycler having a thermally conductive temperature-control bladder; and (3) an imaging device capable of capturing an image of the microarray in the reaction chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Christopher G. COONEY, Phillip Belgrader, Arial Bueno, Steve Garber, Nitu Harshendu Thakore, Peter Qiang Qu
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Patent number: 10532352Abstract: An integrated sample analysis system is disclosed. The sample analysis system contains (1) a sample preparation/analysis module having sample purification device comprising a monolith that binds specifically to nucleic acids and a sample analysis device comprising a microarray enclosed in a reaction chamber having a hydrophilic interior surface; (2) a temperature control module comprising a thermocycler having a thermally conductive temperature-control bladder; and (3) an imaging device capable of capturing an image of the microarray in the reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Akonni Biosystems, Inc.Inventors: Christopher G. Cooney, Phillip Belgrader, Arial Bueno, Steve Garber, Nitu Harshendu Thakore, Peter Qiang Qu
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Publication number: 20190224668Abstract: An integrated sample analysis system is disclosed. The sample analysis system contains (1) a sample preparation/analysis module having sample purification device comprising a monolith that binds specifically to nucleic acids and a sample analysis device comprising a microarray enclosed in a reaction chamber having a hydrophilic interior surface; (2) a temperature control module comprising a thermocycler having a thermally conductive temperature-control bladder; and (3) an imaging device capable of capturing an image of the microarray in the reaction chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Christopher G. COONEY, Phillip Belgrader, Arial Bueno, Steve Garber, Nitu Harshendu Thakore, Peter Qiang Qu
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Publication number: 20190178903Abstract: A positioning system for a sample analysis device is disclosed. The positioning system comprises (1) a carousel comprising a platform and a sample loading tray mounted on the platform, and (2) a stage comprising a positioning system for positioning the carousel under the optical path of an imaging system. The sample loading tray is configured for holding a cartridge comprising one or more lateral flow cells (LFCs).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Christopher COONEY, Alexander Perov, Arial Bueno, Charles Daitch
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Patent number: 10300482Abstract: An integrated sample analysis system is disclosed. The sample analysis system contains (1) a sample preparation/analysis module having sample purification device comprising a monolith that binds specifically to nucleic acids and a sample analysis device comprising a microarray enclosed in a reaction chamber having a hydrophilic interior surface; (2) a temperature control module comprising a thermocycler having a thermally conductive temperature-control bladder; and (3) an imaging device capable of capturing an image of the microarray in the reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: AKONNI BIOSYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Christopher G. Cooney, Phillip Belgrader, Arial Bueno, Steve Garber, Nitu Harshendu Thakore, Peter Qiang Qu
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Publication number: 20190022659Abstract: A molecular testing device comprises a heating and cooling module having a thin-film thermoelectric heating and cooling device, and a removable test module having a combined amplification and hybridization reaction chamber. The reaction chamber comprises a thermo-conductive exterior surface and a microarray on an interior surface. The thin-film thermoelectric heating and cooling device has a heat transfer surface that is adapted to make contact with the thermo-conductive exterior surface of the reaction chamber. The molecular testing device may be used to perform a PCR in the reaction chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Christopher G. Cooney, Peter Qiang Qu, Arial Bueno
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Publication number: 20190015834Abstract: A molecular testing device comprises a heating and cooling module having a thin-film thermoelectric heating and cooling device, and a removable test module having a combined amplification and hybridization reaction chamber. The reaction chamber comprises a thermo-conductive exterior surface and a microarray on an interior surface. The thin-film thermoelectric heating and cooling device has a heat transfer surface that is adapted to make contact with the thermo-conductive exterior surface of the reaction chamber. The molecular testing device may be used to perform a PCR in the reaction chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Christopher G. Cooney, Peter Qiang QU, Arial BUENO
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Patent number: 10081016Abstract: A molecular testing device comprises a heating and cooling module having a thin-film thermoelectric heating and cooling device, and a removable test module having a combined amplification and hybridization reaction chamber. The reaction chamber comprises a thermo-conductive exterior surface and a microarray on an interior surface. The thin-film thermoelectric heating and cooling device has a heat transfer surface that is adapted to make contact with the thermo-conductive exterior surface of the reaction chamber. The molecular testing device may be used to perform a PCR in the reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Akonni Biosystems, Inc.Inventors: Christopher G. Cooney, Peter Qiang Qu, Arial Bueno
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Patent number: 9753047Abstract: A positioning system for a sample analysis device is disclosed. The positioning system comprises (1) a carousel comprising a platform and a sample loading tray mounted on the platform, and (2) a stage comprising a positioning system for positioning the carousel under the optical path of an imaging system. The sample loading tray is configured for holding a cartridge comprising one or more lateral flow cells (LFCs).Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: AKONNI BIOSYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Christopher Cooney, Alexander Perov, Arial Bueno, Charles Daitch
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Publication number: 20160116495Abstract: A positioning system for a sample analysis device is disclosed. The positioning system comprises (1) a carousel comprising a platform and a sample loading tray mounted on the platform, and (2) a stage comprising a positioning system for positioning the carousel under the optical path of an imaging system. The sample loading tray is configured for holding a cartridge comprising one or more lateral flow cells (LFCs).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: CHRISTOPHER COONEY, Alexander Perov, Arial Bueno, Charles Daitch
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Publication number: 20150367347Abstract: A molecular testing device comprises a heating and cooling module having a thin-film thermoelectric heating and cooling device, and a removable test module having a combined amplification and hybridization reaction chamber. The reaction chamber comprises a thermo-conductive exterior surface and a microarray on an interior surface. The thin-film thermoelectric heating and cooling device has a heat transfer surface that is adapted to make contact with the thermo-conductive exterior surface of the reaction chamber. The molecular testing device may be used to perform a PCR in the reaction chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: CHRISTOPHER G. COONEY, Peter Qiang Qu, Arial Bueno
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Publication number: 20120149603Abstract: An integrated sample analysis system is disclosed. The sample analysis system contains (1) a sample preparation/analysis module having sample purification device comprising a monolith that binds specifically to nucleic acids and a sample analysis device comprising a microarray enclosed in a reaction chamber having a hydrophilic interior surface; (2) a temperature control module comprising a thermocycler having a thermally conductive temperature-control bladder; and (3) an imaging device capable of capturing an image of the microarray in the reaction chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: AKONNI BIOSYSTEMSInventors: Christopher G. COONEY, Phillip Belgrader, Arial Bueno, Steve Garber, Nitu Harshendu Thakore, Peter Qiang Qu