Patents by Inventor Drew Ival Frerichs

Drew Ival Frerichs 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).

  • Scanning apparatus and methods for detecting chemical and biological analytes
    Patent number: 11680950
    Abstract: A scanning apparatus that can include (a) a scan actuator including a linear actuator and a mount for a removeable vessel, wherein the mount has a mechanical fastener that is configured to engage a complementary mechanical fastener on the removeable vessel, and wherein the linear actuator is configured to translate the mount while the mechanical fastener engages the complementary mechanical fastener on the removeable vessel; (b) a reference surface; and (c) a preload configured to urge the vessel to contact the reference surface, wherein the linear actuator is configured to slide the vessel along the reference surface while the preload urges the vessel to contact the reference surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
    Inventors: Matias Negatu, Alex Nemiroski, Drew Ival Frerichs, Dale Buermann, Michael John Erickstad, Rebecca McGinley, Harry Scott Rapoport, Arnold Oliphant, Eugene Pogrebinsky
  • FLOW CELLS AND METHODS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE AND USE
    Publication number: 20230054204
    Abstract: A flow cell that includes (a) a gasket interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein the gasket, the first substrate and the second substrate are impermeable to aqueous liquid and liquid adhesive, wherein the gasket has a footprint on the first substrate that delineates a channel for containing the aqueous liquid; (b) a via in the gasket, the via containing a solidified liquid adhesive that bonds the first substrate to the second substrate, wherein the solidified liquid adhesive in the via is separated from the channel by the gasket; and (c) a channel port connecting the channel to the exterior of the flow cell, wherein the channel port is permeable to the aqueous liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Alex NEMIROSKI, Drew Ival FRERICHS, Julian Sean ALBERNI, Luke DAENITZ, Edgar GUTIERREZ, Arnold OLIPHANT
  • SCANNING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ANALYTES
    Publication number: 20200264204
    Abstract: A scanning apparatus that can include (a) a scan actuator including a linear actuator and a mount for a removeable vessel, wherein the mount has a mechanical fastener that is configured to engage a complementary mechanical fastener on the removeable vessel, and wherein the linear actuator is configured to translate the mount while the mechanical fastener engages the complementary mechanical fastener on the removeable vessel; (b) a reference surface; and (c) a preload configured to urge the vessel to contact the reference surface, wherein the linear actuator is configured to slide the vessel along the reference surface while the preload urges the vessel to contact the reference surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Matias Negatu, Alex Nemiroski, Drew Ival Frerichs, Dale Buermann, Michael John Erickstad, Rebecca McGinley, Harry Scott Rapoport, Arnold Oliphant, Eugene Pogrebinsky