Patents by Inventor Can KOCABALKANLI

Can KOCABALKANLI 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).

  • Apparatus and method of use for an automated mosquito salivary gland extraction device
    Patent number: 11503819
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a combined mosquito staging and dissection system are disclosed. The system can include a mosquito staging subsystem; a robotic pick-and-place station; and a dissection, extrusion, collection, and disposal subsystem. The subsystems can include one or more stations to provide orientation, decapitation, extrusion of salivary glands, and disposal of carcasses of the mosquitoes. The resident live sporozoites from the salivary glands can be used to produce Plasmodium SPZ-based vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: Sanaria Inc., The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Russell H. Taylor, Gregory Chirikjian, Iulian Iordachita, Henry Phalen, Hongtao Wu, Mengdi Xu, Shengnan Lu, Michael Aaron Pozin, Jin Seob Kim, Can Kocabalkanli, Balazs Vagvolgyi, Brian K. Chirikjian, Joshua Davis, Ting Da, John S. Chirikjian, Sumana Chakravarty, Stephen Hoffman
  • SMART FRETBOARD
    Publication number: 20220326098
    Abstract: A sensing fretboard for stringed instruments is described herein with respect to a guitar. The present invention includes custom frets and a modular sensing array that can be incorporated into a fretboard and coupled to the guitar. By measuring the dynamic forces applied by the players on the frets and strings of the guitar, musicians can be warned in real time during practice, when their grip is too strong, and to help musicians learn and recover from injuries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Serap Bastepe-Gray, Khanh Nguyen, Can Kocabalkanli, Zhiyi Ren, Chun Cheng Daniel Hsu
  • Apparatus and Method of Use for an Automated Mosquito Salivary Gland Extraction Device
    Publication number: 20210045375
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a combined mosquito staging and dissection system are disclosed. The system can include a mosquito staging subsystem; a robotic pick-and-place station; and a dissection, extrusion, collection, and disposal subsystem. The subsystems can include one or more stations to provide orientation, decapitation, extrusion of salivary glands, and disposal of carcasses of the mosquitoes. The resident live sporozoites from the salivary glands can be used to produce Plasmodium SPZ-based vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Russell H. TAYLOR, Gregory CHIRIKJIAN, Iulian IORDACHITA, Henry PHALEN, Hongtao WU, Mengdi XU, Shengnan LU, Michael Aaron POZIN, Jin Seob KIM, Can KOCABALKANLI, Balazs VAGVOLGYI, Brian K. CHIRIKJIAN, Joshua DAVIS, Ting DA, John S. CHIRIKJIAN, Sumana CHAKRAVARTY, Stephen HOFFMAN