Patents by Inventor Forhad AKHTER

Forhad AKHTER 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).

  • Microneedle array electroporation system for cell transfection
    Patent number: 11624050
    Abstract: Disclosed is the design, fabrication, and characterization of a novel system comprising a parallel set of nanopore microneedles (NPMs) for cell transfection through controlled nanoelectroporation (NEP) and electrophoretic insertion of genetic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Lingqian Chang, R. Lyle Hood, Forhad Akhter
  • METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR ASPIRATING AIRWAYS
    Publication number: 20210386924
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods, apparatuses, and systems for aspirating the airway of a patient. The apparatus includes a main body having a pump and a storage canister housing coupled to the main body and containing a storage container that is at least partially collapsible. In some configurations, the main body can include a pressure sensor, a controller in communication with the pressure sensor, and having a processor, a memory, and a power source in communication with the controller. The storage canister housing can include a first end coupled to the main body, and a second end having a weighted portion and configured to be coupled to the first end to permit free rotation, such that the second end gravitationally rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Forhad AKHTER, Austin R. SCHOPPE, Omar NAVARRO, Bruce ADAMS, Yusheng FENG, Robert DELORENZO, Robert L. HOOD
  • MICRONEEDLE ARRAY ELECTROPORATION SYSTEM FOR CELL TRANSFECTION
    Publication number: 20210246408
    Abstract: Disclosed is the design, fabrication, and characterization of a novel system comprising a parallel set of nanopore microneedles (NPMs) for cell transfection through controlled nanoelectroporation (NEP) and electrophoretic insertion of genetic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Lingqian CHANG, R. Lyle HOOD, Forhad AKHTER