Patents by Inventor Audrey Zak

Audrey Zak 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).

  • Fixtures and related systems and methods
    Patent number: 12064905
    Abstract: Fixtures and related system and methods are disclosed. In accordance with an implementation, a method includes applying a resin onto a substrate and positioning the substrate on over a chuck of a base of a fixture. The method also includes moving a mold into engagement with the resin and curing the resin. The method also includes detaching the mold and the resin and, while detaching the mold and the resin, determining a detachment force applied as a function of a distance of detachment between the mold and the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: ILLUMINA, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Rapp, Timothy Merkel, Audrey Zak
  • Resin composition and flow cells incorporating the same
    Patent number: 12013330
    Abstract: An example of a resin composition includes an epoxy resin matrix, a free radical photoinitiator selected from the group consisting of 2-ethyl-9,10-dimethoxyanthracene, 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone, 2-ethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone, and a phosphine oxide, and a photoacid generator. When cured, the resin composition has low or no autofluorescence when exposed to blue excitation wavelengths ranging from about 380 nm to about 480 nm or green excitation wavelengths ranging from about 510 nm to about 560 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: Illumina, Inc., Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Timothy J. Merkel, Wayne N. George, Andrew A. Brown, Audrey Zak, Gianluca Andrea Artioli, Julia Morrison, Nikolai Romanov, Lorenzo Berti, Graham Boud
  • RESIN COMPOSITION AND FLOW CELLS INCORPORATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240132954
    Abstract: An example of a resin composition includes a free radical curable resin matrix including an acrylate and a siloxane, and a free radical photoinitiator. When cured, the resin composition has low or no autofluorescence when exposed to blue excitation wavelengths ranging from about 380 nm to about 480 nm or green excitation wavelengths ranging from about 510 nm to about 560 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy J. Merkel, Wayne N. George, Andrew A. Brown, Audrey Zak, Gianluca Andrea Artioli, Julia Morrison, Nikolai Romanov, Lorenzo Berti, Graham Boud
  • Resin composition and flow cells incorporating the same
    Patent number: 11884976
    Abstract: An example of a resin composition includes a free radical curable resin matrix including an acrylate and a siloxane, and a free radical photoinitiator. When cured, the resin composition has low or no autofluorescence when exposed to blue excitation wavelengths ranging from about 380 nm to about 480 nm or green excitation wavelengths ranging from about 510 nm to about 560 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: Illumina, Inc., Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Timothy J. Merkel, Wayne N. George, Andrew A. Brown, Audrey Zak, Gianluca Andrea Artioli, Julia Morrison, Nikolai Romanov, Lorenzo Berti, Graham Boud
  • FIXTURES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220063147
    Abstract: Fixtures and related system and methods are disclosed. In accordance with an implementation, a method includes applying a resin onto a substrate and positioning the substrate on over a chuck of a base of a fixture. The method also includes moving a mold into engagement with the resin and curing the resin. The method also includes detaching the mold and the resin and, while detaching the mold and the resin, determining a detachment force applied as a function of a distance of detachment between the mold and the resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Rapp, Timothy Merkel, Audrey Zak
  • RESIN COMPOSITION AND FLOW CELLS INCORPORATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200024661
    Abstract: An example of a resin composition includes a free radical curable resin matrix including an acrylate and a siloxane, and a free radical photoinitiator. When cured, the resin composition has low or no autofluorescence when exposed to blue excitation wavelengths ranging from about 380 nm to about 480 nm or green excitation wavelengths ranging from about 510 nm to about 560 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy J. Merkel, Wayne N. George, Andrew A. Brown, Audrey Zak, Gianluca Andrea Artioli, Julia Morrison, Nikolai Romanov, Lorenzo Berti, Graham Boud
  • RESIN COMPOSITION AND FLOW CELLS INCORPORATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200025670
    Abstract: An example of a resin composition includes an epoxy resin matrix, a free radical photoinitiator selected from the group consisting of 2-ethyl-9,10-dimethoxyanthracene, 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone, 2-ethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone, and a phosphine oxide, and a photoacid generator. When cured, the resin composition has low or no autofluorescence when exposed to blue excitation wavelengths ranging from about 380 nm to about 480 nm or green excitation wavelengths ranging from about 510 nm to about 560 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy J. Merkel, Wayne N. George, Andrew A. Brown, Audrey Zak, Gianluca Andrea Artioli, Julia Morrison, Nikolai Romanov, Lorenzo Berti, Graham Boud