Patents by Inventor Dawn E. Cohen

Dawn E. Cohen 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 apparatus for the discretization and manipulation of sample volumes
    Patent number: 10421070
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for the discretization and manipulation of sample volumes that is simple, robust, and versatile. It is a fluidic device that partitions a sample by exploiting the interplay between fluidic forces, interfacial tension, channel geometry, and the final stability of the formed droplet and/or discretized volume. These compartmentalized volumes allow for isolation of samples and partitioning into a localized array that can subsequently be manipulated and analyzed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
    Inventors: Daniel T. Chiu, Dawn E. Cohen, Gavin D. M. Jeffries
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DISCRETIZATION AND MANIPULATION OF SAMPLE VOLUMES
    Publication number: 20190217289
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for the discretization and manipulation of sample volumes that is simple, robust, and versatile. It is a fluidic device that partitions a sample by exploiting the interplay between fluidic forces, interfacial tension, channel geometry, and the final stability of the formed droplet and/or discretized volume. These compartmentalized volumes allow for isolation of samples and partitioning into a localized array that can subsequently be manipulated and analyzed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel T. Chiu, Dawn E. Cohen, Gavin D.M. Jeffries
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DISCRETIZATION AND MANIPULATION OF SAMPLE VOLUMES
    Publication number: 20160096172
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for the discretization and manipulation of sample volumes that is simple, robust, and versatile. It is a fluidic device that partitions a sample by exploiting the interplay between fluidic forces, interfacial tension, channel geometry, and the final stability of the formed droplet and/or discretized volume. These compartmentalized volumes allow for isolation of samples and partitioning into a localized array that can subsequently be manipulated and analyzed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel T. Chiu, Dawn E. Cohen, Gavin D.M. Jeffries
  • Method and apparatus for the discretization and manipulation of sample volumes
    Patent number: 9180453
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for the discretization and manipulation of sample volumes that is simple, robust, and versatile. It is a fluidic device that partitions a sample by exploiting the interplay between fluidic forces, interfacial tension, channel geometry, and the final stability of the formed droplet and/or discretized volume. These compartmentalized volumes allow for isolation of samples and partitioning into a localized array that can subsequently be manipulated and analyzed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Daniel T. Chiu, Dawn E. Cohen, Gavin D. M. Jeffries