Patents by Inventor Claudia McGinnis

Claudia McGinnis 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).

  • Hanging droplet plate
    Patent number: 9267933
    Abstract: A hanging droplet plate (1) comprises a predetermined number of droplet compartments (10) each being capable of receiving a droplet of a liquid. The respective droplet compartment (10) comprises a circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier (102) which is arranged to surround a respective cavity (100) and which prevents a droplet from spreading beyond the microfluidic wetting barrier (102). The respective compartment (10) comprises a closed bottom (101) and at least one additional circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier (104), each additional circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier (104) which is arranged to surround a preceding circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier (102). A wettable area (103) is arranged between two adjacently arranged microfluidic wetting barriers (102, 104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Christof Fattinger, Patrick Iaiza, Tom Kissling, Dieter Voegelin, Thomas Zumstein, Claudia Mcginnis
  • Hanging Droplet Plate
    Publication number: 20140106395
    Abstract: A hanging droplet plate (1) comprises a predetermined number of droplet compartments (10) each being capable of receiving a droplet of a liquid. The respective droplet compartment (10) comprises a circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier (102) which is arranged to surround a respective cavity (100) and which prevents a droplet from spreading beyond the microfluidic wetting barrier (102). The respective compartment (10) comprises a closed bottom (101) and at least one additional circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier (104), each additional circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier (104) which is arranged to surround a preceding circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier (102). A wettable area (103) is arranged between two adjacently arranged microfluidic wetting barriers (102, 104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Christof Fattinger, Patrick Iaiza, Tom Kissling, Dieter Voegelin, Thomas Zumstein, Claudia Mcginnis
  • Evaluation of the Toxicity of Pharmaceutical Agents
    Publication number: 20080096770
    Abstract: The invention provides a rapid high throughput screening process to identify genotoxic compounds. This is accomplished by using a set of biomarker predictor genes that selectively screen for genotoxic or non-genotoxic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Claudia McGinnis, Frank Stadtler, Peter Grass, Daniel Bauer