Patents by Inventor Janice De Jesus

Janice De Jesus 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).

  • Microfluidic tissue dissociation device and method
    Patent number: 11427798
    Abstract: A tissue dissociation device includes an inlet coupled to a first stage having a single channel having an upstream end and a downstream end; a plurality of serially arranged intermediate stages, wherein a first intermediate stage of the plurality is fluidically coupled to the downstream end of the first stage, and wherein each subsequent intermediate stage of the plurality has an increasing number of channels (with channels of smaller dimensions); and an outlet coupled to a last stage of the intermediate stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jered Haun, Janice De Jesus, Elliot En-Yu Hui, Jiang Li
  • MICROFLUIDIC TISSUE DISSOCIATION DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200283723
    Abstract: A tissue dissociation device includes an inlet coupled to a first stage having a single channel having an upstream end and a downstream end; a plurality of serially arranged intermediate stages, wherein a first intermediate stage of the plurality is fluidically coupled to the downstream end of the first stage, and wherein each subsequent intermediate stage of the plurality has an increasing number of channels (with channels of smaller dimensions); and an outlet coupled to a last stage of the intermediate stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jered Haun, Janice De Jesus, Elliot En-Yu Hui, Jiang Li
  • Microfluidic tumor tissue dissociation device and method
    Patent number: 10683480
    Abstract: A tissue dissociation device includes an inlet coupled to a first stage having a single channel having an upstream end and a downstream end; a plurality of serially arranged intermediate stages, wherein a first intermediate stage of the plurality is fluidically coupled to the downstream end of the first stage, and wherein each subsequent intermediate stage of the plurality has an increasing number of channels (with channels of smaller dimensions); and an outlet coupled to a last stage of the intermediate stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jered Haun, Janice De Jesus, Elliot En-Yu Hui, Jiang Li
  • MICROFLUIDIC TUMOR TISSUE DISSOCIATION DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170131187
    Abstract: A tissue dissociation device includes an inlet coupled to a first stage having a single channel having an upstream end and a downstream end; a plurality of serially arranged intermediate stages, wherein a first intermediate stage of the plurality is fluidically coupled to the downstream end of the first stage, and wherein each subsequent intermediate stage of the plurality has an increasing number of channels (with channels of smaller dimensions); and an outlet coupled to a last stage of the intermediate stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jered Haun, Janice De Jesus, Elliot En-Yu Hui, Jiang Li
  • Microfluidic tumor tissue dissociation device
    Patent number: 9580678
    Abstract: A tissue dissociation device includes an inlet coupled to a first stage having a single channel having an upstream end and a downstream end; a plurality of serially arranged intermediate stages, wherein a first intermediate stage of the plurality is fluidically coupled to the downstream end of the first stage, and wherein each subsequent intermediate stage of the plurality has an increasing number of channels (with channels of smaller dimensions); and an outlet coupled to a last stage of the intermediate stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jered Haun, Janice De Jesus, Elliot En-Yu Hui, Jiang Li
  • MICROFLUIDIC TUMOR TISSUE DISSOCIATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140377866
    Abstract: A tissue dissociation device includes an inlet coupled to a first stage having a single channel having an upstream end and a downstream end; a plurality of serially arranged intermediate stages, wherein a first intermediate stage of the plurality is fluidically coupled to the downstream end of the first stage, and wherein each subsequent intermediate stage of the plurality has an increasing number of channels (with channels of smaller dimensions); and an outlet coupled to a last stage of the intermediate stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Jered Haun, Janice De Jesus, Elliot En-Yu Hui, Jiang Li