Patents by Inventor Christopher Ceasar

Christopher Ceasar 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).

  • Method and system for microfluidic device and imaging thereof
    Patent number: 8808640
    Abstract: A biological substrate, e.g., microfluidic chip. The substrate includes a rigid substrate material, which has a surface region capable of acting as a handle substrate. The substrate also has a deformable fluid layer coupled to the surface region. One or more well regions are formed in a first portion of the deformable fluid layer and are capable of holding a fluid therein. The one or more channel regions are formed in a second portion of the deformable fluid layer and are coupled to one or more of the well regions. An active region is formed in the deformable fluid layer. At least three fiducial markings are formed within the non-active region and disposed in a spatial manner associated with at least one of the well regions. A control layer is coupled to the fluid layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Fluidigm Corporation
    Inventors: Emerson Chueng Quan, Colin Jon Taylor, Michael Lee, Christopher Ceasar, Greg Harris, Gang Sun
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND IMAGING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130266204
    Abstract: A biological substrate, e.g., microfluidic chip. The substrate includes a rigid substrate material, which has a surface region capable of acting as a handle substrate. The substrate also has a deformable fluid layer coupled to the surface region. One or more well regions are formed in a first portion of the deformable fluid layer and are capable of holding a fluid therein. The one or more channel regions are formed in a second portion of the deformable fluid layer and are coupled to one or more of the well regions. An active region is formed in the deformable fluid layer. At least three fiducial markings are formed within the non-active region and disposed in a spatial manner associated with at least one of the well regions. A control layer is coupled to the fluid layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Emerson Chueng Quan, Colin Jon Taylor, Michael Lee, Christopher Ceasar, Greg Harris, Gang Sun