Patents by Inventor Henry Phalen

Henry Phalen 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).

  • Apparatus and method of use for an automated mosquito salivary gland extraction device
    Patent number: 11503819
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a combined mosquito staging and dissection system are disclosed. The system can include a mosquito staging subsystem; a robotic pick-and-place station; and a dissection, extrusion, collection, and disposal subsystem. The subsystems can include one or more stations to provide orientation, decapitation, extrusion of salivary glands, and disposal of carcasses of the mosquitoes. The resident live sporozoites from the salivary glands can be used to produce Plasmodium SPZ-based vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: Sanaria Inc., The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Russell H. Taylor, Gregory Chirikjian, Iulian Iordachita, Henry Phalen, Hongtao Wu, Mengdi Xu, Shengnan Lu, Michael Aaron Pozin, Jin Seob Kim, Can Kocabalkanli, Balazs Vagvolgyi, Brian K. Chirikjian, Joshua Davis, Ting Da, John S. Chirikjian, Sumana Chakravarty, Stephen Hoffman
  • Apparatus and Method of Use for an Automated Mosquito Salivary Gland Extraction Device
    Publication number: 20210045375
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a combined mosquito staging and dissection system are disclosed. The system can include a mosquito staging subsystem; a robotic pick-and-place station; and a dissection, extrusion, collection, and disposal subsystem. The subsystems can include one or more stations to provide orientation, decapitation, extrusion of salivary glands, and disposal of carcasses of the mosquitoes. The resident live sporozoites from the salivary glands can be used to produce Plasmodium SPZ-based vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Russell H. TAYLOR, Gregory CHIRIKJIAN, Iulian IORDACHITA, Henry PHALEN, Hongtao WU, Mengdi XU, Shengnan LU, Michael Aaron POZIN, Jin Seob KIM, Can KOCABALKANLI, Balazs VAGVOLGYI, Brian K. CHIRIKJIAN, Joshua DAVIS, Ting DA, John S. CHIRIKJIAN, Sumana CHAKRAVARTY, Stephen HOFFMAN
  • System and method for syringe fluid fill verification and image recognition of power injector system features
    Patent number: 10420902
    Abstract: A fluid injection system and a fluid verification system for confirming that a syringe, containing a fluid for injection, is fully filled with fluid and neither has free space (i.e., air) near the distal end thereof when the syringe is provided in an upright position nor contains air bubbles. Imaging processing techniques and systems are also provided to determine various injection parameters and to verify the type and certain properties of fluid that is present within a syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Kevin P. Cowan, Michael A. Spohn, Michael McDermott, Herbert M. Grubic, Henry Phalen
  • System and Method for Syringe Fluid Fill Verification and Image Recognition of Power Injector System Features
    Publication number: 20170056603
    Abstract: A fluid injection system and a fluid verification system for confirming that a syringe, containing a fluid for injection, is fully filled with fluid and neither has free space (i.e., air) near the distal end thereof when the syringe is provided in an upright position nor contains air bubbles. Imaging processing techniques and systems are also provided to determine various injection parameters and to verify the type and certain properties of fluid that is present within a syringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin P. Cowan, Michael A. Spohn, Michael McDermott, Herbert M. Grubic, Henry Phalen