Patents by Inventor Brian P. Cain

Brian P. Cain 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).

  • Publication number: 20210340477
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for providing culturing of a number of various tissue types in an air-liquid configuration in a high-throughput format and allowing co-culture of cells as well as application of physiologically relevant flow. A microfluidic cell culturing device is provided that includes a first channel having a first inlet port and a second inlet port, the first channel defined in a first layer. The microfluidic cell culturing device includes a membrane layer having a first surface coupled to the first layer defining the first channel, the membrane layer comprising semipermeable membrane that forms at least a portion of a surface of the first channel. The microfluidic cell culturing device includes a chamber defined in a second layer that exposes a portion the membrane layer to an external environment, wherein the chamber overlaps a portion of the first channel across the membrane layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Coppeta, Hesham Azizgolshani, Brian P. Cain, Brett C. Isenberg, Joseph L. Charest, Else M. Vedula, Ashley L. Gard, Ryan S. Maloney, Jeffrey T. Borenstein, Rebeccah Lulu