Patents by Inventor Christopher Brau

Christopher Brau 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: 20230123126
    Abstract: A bioproduction mixer control system includes a mixing compartment having a biological fluid and a mixing element; a sensor in communication with the mixing compartment, the sensor configured to detect an environmental condition within the mixing compartment; and an integrated control unit. The integrated control unit includes a memory for storing the environmental condition, sensor information relating to the sensor, and process workflow information; a user interface comprising a display depicting a bioproduction workspace, wherein the bioproduction workspace comprises a process workflow title and a plurality of bioprocess modules; and a central processing unit in electronic communication with the sensor, memory and user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Joshua Mead, Scott Rickes, Sean Zimmerman, Alessandra Barbosa, Kevin Mullen, Christopher Brau, Jordan Cobia, Mio Ling, Woon Liang Soh, Harmon Cosme Sicat, JR., Kok Shyong Chong, Han Wei, Wei Fuh Teo, Syed Muhammad Baber Ali
  • Publication number: 20230091993
    Abstract: The present set of embodiments relate to a bioproduction system, method, and apparatus for creating a scalable bioreactor system. Specifically, the present set of embodiments enable the determination of bioreaction performance characteristics of a commercial scale by matching operational parameters between a small test scale bioreaction to that of a commercial scale bioreaction. The system and methods do not rely on simply making bioreactor apparatuses across scales the same dimensionally which would not account for differences in fluid dynamic properties between very small to very large volumes, but requires tuning of a variety of systems (mixing assembly, sparger system, and headspace airflow system) in conjunction with one another to achieve predictive outcomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Brau, Nephi Jones, Mark Smith
  • Patent number: 11584910
    Abstract: The present set of embodiments relate to a bioproduction system, method, and apparatus for creating a scalable bioreactor system. Specifically, the present set of embodiments enable the determination of bioreaction performance characteristics of a commercial scale by matching operational parameters between a small test scale bioreaction to that of a commercial scale bioreaction. The system and methods do not rely on simply making bioreactor apparatuses across scales the same dimensionally which would not account for differences in fluid dynamic properties between very small to very large volumes, but requires tuning of a variety of systems (mixing assembly, sparger system, and headspace airflow system) in conjunction with one another to achieve predictive outcomes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Brau, Nephi Jones, Mark Smith
  • Patent number: 11529598
    Abstract: The present set of embodiments relate to a system, method, and apparatus controlling a cell culture media mixing system. The control system includes an integrated control unit capable of controlling a broad ranges of peripheral devices commonly used in bioproduction through a graphical user interface displayed on a touch sensitive screen. The bioproduction system is designed to be highly customizable through process modification and recipe creation by user with little or no knowledge of programming and is capable of controlling a wide variety of devices using a single unit. The bioproduction system allows for auto-detection, auto-calibration, and automatic of device related processes into a bioproduction workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignees: Life Technologies Corporation, Life Technologies Holdings PTE Limited
    Inventors: Joshua Mead, Scott Rickes, Sean Zimmerman, Alessandra Barbosa, Mio Ling, Woon Liang Soh, Kevin Mullen, Christopher Brau, Jordan Cobia, Harmon Jr Cosme Sicat, Kok Shyong Chong, Han Wei, Wei Fuh Teo, Syed Muhammad Baber Ali
  • Publication number: 20190366286
    Abstract: The present set of embodiments relate to a system, method, and apparatus controlling a cell culture media mixing system. The control system includes an integrated control unit capable of controlling a broad ranges of peripheral devices commonly used in bioproduction through a graphical user interface displayed on a touch sensitive screen. The bioproduction system is designed to be highly customizable through process modification and recipe creation by user with little or no knowledge of programming and is capable of controlling a wide variety of devices using a single unit. The bioproduction system allows for auto-detection, auto-calibration, and automatic of device related processes into a bioproduction workflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Joshua Mead, Scott RICKES, Sean ZIMMERMAN, Alessandra BARBOSA, Mio LING, Woon Liang SOH, Kevin MULLEN, Christopher BRAU, Jordan COBIA, Harmon Jr Cosme SICAT, Kok Shyong CHONG, Han WEI, Wei Fuh TEO, Syed Muhammad Baber ALI
  • Publication number: 20190218496
    Abstract: The present set of embodiments relate to a bioproduction system, method, and apparatus for creating a scalable bioreactor system. Specifically, the present set of embodiments enable the determination of bioreaction performance characteristics of a commercial scale by matching operational parameters between a small test scale bioreaction to that of a commercial scale bioreaction. The system and methods do not rely on simply making bioreactor apparatuses across scales the same dimensionally which would not account for differences in fluid dynamic properties between very small to very large volumes, but requires tuning of a variety of systems (mixing assembly, sparger system, and headspace airflow system) in conjunction with one another to achieve predictive outcomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Brau, Nephi JONES, Mark SMITH
  • Patent number: D881916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: Life Technologies Corporation, Life Technologies Holdings PTE Limited
    Inventors: Joshua Mead, Scott Rickes, Sean Zimmerman, Alessandra Barbosa, Mio Ling, Woon Liang Soh, Kevin Mullen, Christopher Brau, Jordan Cobia, Harmon Cosme Sicat, Jr.
  • Patent number: D914727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: Life Technologies Corporation, Life Technologies Holdings PTE Limited
    Inventors: Joshua Mead, Scott Rickes, Sean Zimmerman, Alessandra Barbosa, Mio Ling, Woon Liang Soh, Kevin Mullen, Christopher Brau, Jordan Cobia, Harmon Cosme Sicat, Jr.