Patents by Inventor Charles Catlett

Charles Catlett 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).

  • Automated microbial detection and quantification
    Patent number: 10934596
    Abstract: A method for automated microbial detection includes collecting air particles into a solid-state sampler, the air particles including microbes, charging the air particles using a plasma field generated by propulsion electrodes, focusing the charged air particles toward a sample well of a microfluidic testing cartridge, tagging the charged air particles with a fluorescence marker, and detecting a quantity of the microbes using a fluorescence detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Jack Gilbert, Charles Catlett, Peter Beckman
  • AUTOMATED MICROBIAL DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20180305772
    Abstract: A method for automated microbial detection includes collecting air particles into a solid-state sampler, the air particles including microbes, charging the air particles using a plasma field generated by propulsion electrodes, focusing the charged air particles toward a sample well of a microfluidic testing cartridge, tagging the charged air particles with a fluorescence marker, and detecting a quantity of the microbes using a fluorescence detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Jack Gilbert, Charles Catlett, Peter Beckman