Patents by Inventor Connor J. Randall

Connor J. Randall 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).

  • Neural circuit probe
    Patent number: 10488391
    Abstract: A Neural Circuit Probe (NCP) combines a multi-electrode array (MEA) with an automated local probe, wherein the probe is positioned to interact with one or more cells, such as neurons of a neural circuit, grown on or about one or more electrodes of the multi-electrode array. The probe may interact with the cells by electrically recording signals from the multi-electrode array that are assigned to a specific one of the cells. The probe may interact with the cells by locally delivering chemicals to the cells, which transiently and reversibly modulate the electrical behavior of the cells. The probe may interact with the cells by harvesting the cells using a pipette, so that the harvested cells can be sequenced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Paul K. Hansma, Kenneth S. Kosik, Luke S. K. Theogarajan, Barney Drake, Daniel C. Bridges, Connor J. Randall, Kenneth R. Tovar
  • NEURAL CIRCUIT PROBE
    Publication number: 20170241976
    Abstract: A Neural Circuit Probe (NCP) combines a multi-electrode array (MEA) with an automated local probe, wherein the probe is positioned to interact with one or more cells, such as neurons of a neural circuit, grown on or about one or more electrodes of the multi-electrode array. The probe may interact with the cells by electrically recording signals from the multi-electrode array that are assigned to a specific one of the cells. The probe may interact with the cells by locally delivering chemicals to the cells, which transiently and reversibly modulate the electrical behavior of the cells. The probe may interact with the cells by harvesting the cells using a pipette, so that the harvested cells can be sequenced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Paul K. Hansma, Kenneth S. Kosik, Luke S.K. Theogarajan, Barney Drake, Daniel C. Bridges, Connor J. Randall, Kenneth R. Tovar