Patents by Inventor Gregory Suematsu

Gregory Suematsu 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).

  • ACTUATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20240044318
    Abstract: Actuation systems and methods are disclosed. An apparatus includes a system including a flow cell receptacle and a valve drive assembly including a shape memory alloy actuator including a pair of shape memory alloy wires and a flow cell disposable within the flow cell receptacle and having a membrane valve. The system actuates the membrane valve, via the shape memory alloy actuator, by causing a voltage to be applied to a first one of the shape memory alloy wires and the system not applying the voltage to a second one of the shape memory alloy wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Reto Schoch, Xuance Zhou, Tarun Khurana, Chetanya Jain, Gregory Suematsu
  • Actuation systems and methods
    Patent number: 11821411
    Abstract: Actuation systems and methods are disclosed. An apparatus includes a system including a flow cell receptacle and a valve drive assembly including a shape memory alloy actuator including a pair of shape memory alloy wires and a flow cell disposable within the flow cell receptacle and having a membrane valve. The system actuates the membrane valve, via the shape memory alloy actuator, by causing a voltage to be applied to a first one of the shape memory alloy wires and the system not applying the voltage to a second one of the shape memory alloy wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ILLUMINA, INC.
    Inventors: Reto Schoch, Xuance Zhou, Tarun Khurana, Chetanya Jain, Gregory Suematsu
  • ACTUATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230124278
    Abstract: Actuation systems and methods are disclosed. An apparatus includes a system including a flow cell receptacle and a valve drive assembly including a shape memory alloy actuator including a pair of shape memory alloy wires and a flow cell disposable within the flow cell receptacle and having a membrane valve. The system actuates the membrane valve, via the shape memory alloy actuator, by causing a voltage to be applied to a first one of the shape memory alloy wires and the system not applying the voltage to a second one of the shape memory alloy wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Reto Schoch, Xuance Zhou, Tarun Khurana, Chetanya Jain, Gregory Suematsu
  • Actuation systems and methods
    Patent number: 11555486
    Abstract: Actuation systems and methods are disclosed. An apparatus includes a system including a flow cell receptacle and a valve drive assembly including a shape memory alloy actuator including a pair of shape memory alloy wires and a flow cell disposable within the flow cell receptacle and having a membrane valve. The system actuates the membrane valve, via the shape memory alloy actuator, by causing a voltage to be applied to a first one of the shape memory alloy wires and the system not applying the voltage to a second one of the shape memory alloy wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: ILLUMINA, INC.
    Inventors: Reto Schoch, Xuance Zhou, Tarun Khurana, Chetanya Jain, Gregory Suematsu
  • ACTUATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220163020
    Abstract: Actuation systems and methods are disclosed. An apparatus includes a system including a flow cell receptacle and a valve drive assembly including a shape memory alloy actuator including a pair of shape memory alloy wires and a flow cell disposable within the flow cell receptacle and having a membrane valve. The system actuates the membrane valve, via the shape memory alloy actuator, by causing a voltage to be applied to a first one of the shape memory alloy wires and the system not applying the voltage to a second one of the shape memory alloy wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Reto Schoch, Xuance Zhou, Tarun Khurana, Chetanya Jain, Gregory Suematsu