Patents by Inventor Christopher D. Pittman

Christopher D. Pittman 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).

  • Culture systems, apparatus, and related methods and articles
    Patent number: 9550970
    Abstract: Culture systems, devices and related methods and articles may automate the culturing or incubation process according to defined culturing protocols. Such may employ removable multi-well growth cassette. Wells may be subdivided into subwells. Such may employ removable media and waste cartridges and/or gas canisters to supply consumables, which may be supplied in kits, for example with processor executable culturing protocols. Direct fluidic coupling between growth cassettes and the removable cartridges or canisters may be employed. Operational and/or environmental conditions may be sensed or monitored, and may be used to adjust or alter operation. A microscopy subsystem may capture images which may be stored and/or analyzed. Analysis may be used to adjust or alter operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: INQ BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aaron Hammons, Micah B. Harvey, David W. Langford, Joseph McGinty, Steven M. Faes, Christopher D. Pittman
  • CULTURE SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND RELATED METHODS AND ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20110207209
    Abstract: Culture systems, devices and related methods and articles may automate the culturing or incubation process according to defined culturing protocols. Such may employ removable multi-well growth cassette. Wells may be subdivided into subwells. Such may employ removable media and waste cartridges and/or gas canisters to supply consumables, which may be supplied in kits, for example with processor executable culturing protocols. Direct fluidic coupling between growth cassettes and the removable cartridges or canisters may be employed. Operational and/or environmental conditions may be sensed or monitored, and may be used to adjust or alter operation. A microscopy subsystem may capture images which may be stored and/or analyzed. Analysis may be used to adjust or alter operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Aaron Hammons, Micah B. Harvey, David W. Langford, Joseph McGinty, Steven M. Faes, Christopher D. Pittman