Patents by Inventor Bart Deplancke

Bart Deplancke 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).

  • Patent number: 11872559
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a microfluidic device or chip including at least one inlet for introducing at least one object into the device; an oil inlet for introducing an oil that supports droplet formation into the device or a droplet forming substance inlet for introducing a droplet forming substance into the device; a co-encapsulation area or structure where the at least one object is encapsulated by the droplet; a microfluidic tubing or channel for transporting the at least one object to an entrance of the co-encapsulation area or structure; an oil supporting droplet formation microchannel or droplet forming substance microchannel connected to the microfluidic tubing or channel to place a liquid of the microfluidic tubing or channel in direct contact with the oil that supports droplet formation or the droplet forming substance; and a droplet microchannel or tubing for transporting the droplet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
    Inventors: Bart Deplancke, Johannes Bues, Riccardo Dainese, Marjan Biocanin
  • Publication number: 20230366021
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for the preparation of method of preparation of cDNA library based on one or many RNA samples useful for efficient RNA sequencing and uses thereof. The invention further relates to related tools and kits useful in said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: DANIEL ALPERN, RICCARDO DAINESE, BART DEPLANCKE, MUSTAFA DEMIR
  • Publication number: 20190240664
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a microfluidic device or chip including at least one inlet for introducing at least one object into the device; an oil inlet for introducing an oil that supports droplet formation into the device or a droplet forming substance inlet for introducing a droplet forming substance into the device; a co-encapsulation area or structure where the at least one object is encapsulated by the droplet; a microfluidic tubing or channel for transporting the at least one object to an entrance of the co-encapsulation area or structure; an oil supporting droplet formation microchannel or droplet forming substance microchannel connected to the microfluidic tubing or channel to place a liquid of the microfluidic tubing or channel in direct contact with the oil that supports droplet formation or the droplet forming substance; and a droplet microchannel or tubing for transporting the droplet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Bart DEPLANCKE, Johannes BUES, Riccardo DAINESE, Marjan BIOCANIN
  • Publication number: 20190091689
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a microfluidic device for mechanically induced trapping of molecular interactions comprising at least a first unit cell and a second unit cell, each unit cell comprising—a membrane chamber comprising a membrane, —a flow channel crossing the membrane chamber and having an inlet and an outlet, and the flow channel crossing the first unit cell being different from the flow channel crossing the second unit cell. Another object of the invention is a method for isolation of specifically bound nucleic acids to target molecules on said microfluidic device followed by its recovery and identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Alina Isakova, Bart Deplancke
  • Publication number: 20060286600
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new high throughput yeast one-hybrid screening system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Albertha Walhout, Marc Vidal, Bart Deplancke