Patents by Inventor Elanna B. Stephenson

Elanna B. Stephenson 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).

  • Microfluidic platforms for drug discovery
    Patent number: 11673139
    Abstract: A microfluidic device can include a plurality of channels defined in a substrate and a plurality of rails defined in a substrate. Each channel can comprise a respective channel inlet, a respective channel outlet, and one or more respective non-miscible fluid inlets fluidly coupled to the channel inlet. Each rail can comprise a rail inlet, and each channel outlet can be coupled to a respective rail inlet. One or more fluids introduced via the channel inlets can form first, second, and third droplets, respectively, and the plurality of rails can comprise first, second, and third rails configured such that droplets disposed on the rails form a tripartite droplet interface bilayer (DIB) network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventors: Katherine S. Elvira, Elanna B. Stephenson, Jaime L. Korner
  • MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORMS FOR DRUG DISCOVERY
    Publication number: 20210237082
    Abstract: A microfluidic device can include a plurality of channels defined in a substrate and a plurality of rails defined in a substrate. Each channel can comprise a respective channel inlet, a respective channel outlet, and one or more respective non-miscible fluid inlets fluidly coupled to the channel inlet. Each rail can comprise a rail inlet, and each channel outlet can be coupled to a respective rail inlet. One or more fluids introduced via the channel inlets can form first, second, and third droplets, respectively, and the plurality of rails can comprise first, second, and third rails configured such that droplets disposed on the rails form a tripartite droplet interface bilayer (DIB) network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: UVic Industry Partnerships Inc.
    Inventors: Katherine S. Elvira, Elanna B. Stephenson, Jaime L. Korner