Patents by Inventor Ian Perkins

Ian Perkins 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).

  • Anisotropic muscular tissue devices with integrated electrical force readouts
    Patent number: 10591458
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein are directed to devices for supporting growth of anisotropic muscle tissue layers and in vitro readout and quantification of force generated by the tissue layers using one or more strain-sensing elements integrated into the device. Embodiments also include multiplexed apparatuses of multiple independent devices, methods of fabricating the devices and apparatuses, and methods of using the devices and apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Kevin Kit Parker, Johan Ulrik Lind, Jennifer Ann Lewis, Joost Johan Vlassak, Hongyan Yuan, Travis Alexander Busbee, Ian Perkins, Christophe Chantre
  • ANISOTROPIC MUSCULAR TISSUE DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL FORCE READOUTS
    Publication number: 20170016875
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein are directed to devices for supporting growth of anisotropic muscle tissue layers and in vitro readout and quantification of force generated by the tissue layers using one or more strain-sensing elements integrated into the device. Embodiments also include multiplexed apparatuses of multiple independent devices, methods of fabricating the devices and apparatuses, and methods of using the devices and apparatuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Kit Parker, Johan Ulrik Lind, Jennifer Ann Lewis, Joost Johan Vlassak, Hongyan Yuan, Travis Alexander Busbee, Ian Perkins, Christophe Chantre