Patents by Inventor Erik D. Tornianinen

Erik D. Tornianinen 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).

  • Polymerase chain reaction systems
    Patent number: 10415086
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system includes a mixture chamber, a denature chamber, an annealing chamber, an extension chamber, and a product chamber, that are fluidically coupled to one another through a plurality of microfluidic channels. An inertial pump is associated with each microfluidic channel, and each inertial pump includes a fluid actuator integrated asymmetrically within its associated microfluidic channel. The fluid actuators are capable of selective activation to circulate fluid between the chambers in a controlled cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Pavel Kornilovich, Erik D. Tornianinen, Alexander Govyadinov, David P. Markel
  • POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180230518
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system includes a mixture chamber, a denature chamber, an annealing chamber, an extension chamber, and a product chamber, that are fluidically coupled to one another through a plurality of microfluidic channels. An inertial pump is associated with each microfluidic channel, and each inertial pump includes a fluid actuator integrated asymmetrically within its associated microfluidic channel. The fluid actuators are capable of selective activation to circulate fluid between the chambers in a controlled cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Pavel Kornilovich, Erik D. Tornianinen, Alexander Govyadinov, David P. Markel