Patents by Inventor Eric Beamish

Eric Beamish 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).

  • Integrating nanopore sensors within microfluidic channel arrays using controlled breakdown
    Patent number: 11198946
    Abstract: Nanopore arrays are fabricated by controlled breakdown in solid-state membranes integrated within polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic devices. This technique enables the scalable production of independently addressable nanopores. By confining the electric field within the microfluidic architecture, nanopore fabrication is precisely localized and electrical noise is significantly reduced during sensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
    Inventors: Vincent Tabard-Cossa, Michel Godin, Radin Tahvildari, Eric Beamish
  • INTEGRATING NANOPORE SENSORS WITHIN MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL ARRAYS USING CONTROLLED BREAKDOWN
    Publication number: 20200325593
    Abstract: Nanopore arrays are fabricated by controlled breakdown in solid-state membranes integrated within polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic devices. This technique enables the scalable production of independently addressable nanopores. By confining the electric field within the microfluidic architecture, nanopore fabrication is precisely localized and electrical noise is significantly reduced during sensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
    Inventors: Vincent TABARD-COSSA, Michel GODIN, Radin TAHVILDARI, Eric BEAMISH
  • Integrating nanopore sensors within microfluidic channel arrays using controlled breakdown
    Patent number: 10718064
    Abstract: Nanopore arrays are fabricated by controlled breakdown in solid-state membranes integrated within polydimethyl-siloxane (PDMS) microfluidic devices. This technique enables the scalable production of independently addressable nanopores. By confining the electric field within the microfluidic architecture, nanopore fabrication is precisely localized and electrical noise is significantly reduced during sensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Inventors: Vincent Tabard-Cossa, Michel Godin, Radin Tahvildari, Eric Beamish
  • INTEGRATING NANOPORE SENSORS WITHIN MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL ARRAYS USING CONTROLLED BREAKDOWN
    Publication number: 20170363609
    Abstract: Nanopore arrays are fabricated by controlled breakdown in solid-state membranes integrated within polydimethyl-siloxane (PDMS) microfluidic devices. This technique enables the scalable production of independently addressable nanopores. By confining the electric field within the microfluidic architecture, nanopore fabrication is precisely localized and electrical noise is significantly reduced during sensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Vincent TABARD-COSSA, Michel GODIN, Radin TAHVILDARI, Eric BEAMISH
  • Method for controlling the size of solid-state nanopores
    Patent number: 9777390
    Abstract: A method is provided for precisely enlarging a nanopore formed in a membrane. The method includes: applying an electric potential across the nanopore, where the electric potential has a pulsed waveform oscillating between a high value and a low value; measuring current flowing though the nanopore while the electric potential is being applied to the nanopore at a low value; determining size of the nanopore based in part on the measured current; and removing the electric potential applied to the membrane when the size of the nanopore corresponds to a desired size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
    Inventors: Michel Godin, Eric Beamish, Vincent Tabard-Cossa, Wing Hei Kwok
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SIZE OF SOLID-STATE NANOPORES
    Publication number: 20150109008
    Abstract: A method is provided for precisely enlarging a nanopore formed in a membrane. The method includes: applying an electric potential across the nanopore, where the electric potential has a pulsed waveform oscillating between a high value and a low value; measuring current flowing though the nanopore while the electric potential is being applied to the nanopore at a low value; determining size of the nanopore based in part on the measured current; and removing the electric potential applied to the membrane when the size of the nanopore corresponds to a desired size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Michel Godin, Eric Beamish, Vincent Tabard-Cossa, Wing Hei Kwok