Patents by Inventor Janice Hoiyi Lai

Janice Hoiyi Lai 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).

  • Patent number: 12270815
    Abstract: This disclosure provides for devices, methods, and systems for generating a plurality of droplets within a collecting container at an extremely high rate (e.g., of at least 1 million droplets per minute, etc.), each of the plurality of droplets comprising an aqueous mixture for a digital analysis, wherein upon generation, the plurality of droplets is stabilized in position within a region of the collecting container. The inventions enable partitioning of samples for digital analyses at unprecedented rates, where readout of signals from targets within such partitions can still be achieved in accordance with various assays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Countable Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Hei Mun Christina Fan, Janice Hoiyi Lai, Sixing Li, Stephen P. A. Fodor, Eleen Yee Lam Shum
  • Patent number: 12265088
    Abstract: This disclosure provides for devices, methods, and systems for generating a plurality of droplets within a collecting container at an extremely high rate (e.g., of at least 1 million droplets per minute, etc.), each of the plurality of droplets comprising an aqueous mixture for a digital analysis, wherein upon generation, the plurality of droplets is stabilized in position within a region of the collecting container. The inventions enable partitioning of samples for digital analyses at unprecedented rates, where readout of signals from targets within such partitions can still be achieved in accordance with various assays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Countable Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Hei Mun Christina Fan, Janice Hoiyi Lai, Sixing Li, Stephen P. A. Fodor, Eleen Yee Lam Shum
  • Publication number: 20250076315
    Abstract: This disclosure provides for devices, methods, and systems for generating a plurality of droplets within a collecting container at an extremely high rate (e.g., of at least 1 million droplets per minute, etc.), each of the plurality of droplets comprising an aqueous mixture for a digital analysis, wherein upon generation, the plurality of droplets is stabilized in position within a region of the collecting container. The inventions enable partitioning of samples for digital analyses at unprecedented rates, where readout of signals from targets within such partitions can still be achieved in accordance with various assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Hei Mun Christina FAN, Janice Hoiyi LAI, Sixing LI, Stephen P.A. FODOR, Eleen Yee Lam SHUM
  • Publication number: 20240409998
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions, methods, and systems for implementation of highly multiplexed molecular diagnostic assays involving color combinatorics, stimulus-responsive probes, tandem probes, conjugated polymer probes, and other mechanisms for increasing the number of targets that can be simultaneously detected in a digital assay. Multiplexed detection of targets is achieved in a rapid manner, with respect to sample partitioning and target detection using multiple color channels for detection. Implementation of methods described also achieve detection with significantly improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Eleen Yee Lam SHUM, Hei Mun Christina FAN, Stephen P.A. FODOR, Janice Hoiyi LAI, Jung Won KEUM, Haeun Grace LEE
  • Publication number: 20240369572
    Abstract: This disclosure provides for devices, methods, and systems for generating a plurality of droplets within a collecting container at an extremely high rate (e.g., of at least 1 million droplets per minute, etc.), each of the plurality of droplets comprising an aqueous mixture for a digital analysis, wherein upon generation, the plurality of droplets is stabilized in position within a region of the collecting container. The inventions enable partitioning of samples for digital analyses at unprecedented rates, where readout of signals from targets within such partitions can still be achieved in accordance with various assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Hei Mun Christina FAN, Janice Hoiyi LAI, Sixing LI, Stephen P.A. FODOR, Eleen Yee Lam SHUM
  • Publication number: 20240352523
    Abstract: This disclosure provides for devices, methods, and systems for performing a non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) digital assay upon generating at least a large number of counts per chromosome for a set of chromosomes present in a sample, where performing the NIPT digital assay can include: distributing nucleic acids of the sample and materials for an amplification reaction across a plurality of partitions; amplifying the nucleic acids with the materials, within the plurality of partitions; and generating counts per chromosome upon detecting signals from the plurality of partitions. The inventions enable processing of samples for NIPT digital analyses and/or other digital analyses involving other loci of interest, with unprecedented partitioning, reaction, readout, and analytical performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Eleen Yee Lam SHUM, Hei Mun Christina FAN, Stephen P.A. FODOR, Janice Hoiyi LAI, Jung Won KEUM, Haeun Grace LEE
  • Patent number: 12049668
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions, methods, and systems for implementation of highly multiplexed molecular diagnostic assays involving color combinatorics, stimulus-responsive probes, tandem probes, conjugated polymer probes, and other mechanisms for increasing the number of targets that can be simultaneously detected in a digital assay. Multiplexed detection of targets is achieved in a rapid manner, with respect to sample partitioning and target detection using multiple color channels for detection. Implementation of methods described also achieve detection with significantly improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: ENUMERIX, INC.
    Inventors: Eleen Yee Lam Shum, Hei Mun Christina Fan, Stephen P. A. Fodor, Janice Hoiyi Lai, Jung Won Keum, Haeun Grace Lee
  • Patent number: 12000842
    Abstract: This disclosure provides for devices, methods, and systems for generating a plurality of droplets within a collecting container at an extremely high rate (e.g., of at least 1 million droplets per minute, etc.), each of the plurality of droplets comprising an aqueous mixture for a digital analysis, wherein upon generation, the plurality of droplets is stabilized in position within a region of the collecting container. The inventions enable partitioning of samples for digital analyses at unprecedented rates, where readout of signals from targets within such partitions can still be achieved in accordance with various assays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: ENUMERIX, INC.
    Inventors: Hei Mun Christina Fan, Janice Hoiyi Lai, Sixing Li, Stephen P. A. Fodor, Eleen Yee Lam Shum
  • Publication number: 20240110240
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions, methods, and systems for implementation of highly multiplexed molecular diagnostic assays involving color combinatorics, stimulus-responsive probes, tandem probes, conjugated polymer probes, and other mechanisms for increasing the number of targets that can be simultaneously detected in a digital assay. Multiplexed detection of targets is achieved in a rapid manner, with respect to sample partitioning and target detection using multiple color channels for detection. Implementation of methods described also achieve detection with significantly improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Eleen Yee Lam SHUM, Hei Mun Christina FAN, Stephen P.A. FODOR, Janice Hoiyi LAI, Jung Won KEUM, Haeun Grace LEE
  • Patent number: 11834714
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions, methods, and systems for implementation of highly multiplexed molecular diagnostic assays involving color combinatorics, stimulus-responsive probes, tandem probes, conjugated polymer probes, and other mechanisms for increasing the number of targets that can be simultaneously detected in a digital assay. Multiplexed detection of targets is achieved in a rapid manner, with respect to sample partitioning and target detection using multiple color channels for detection. Implementation of methods described also achieve detection with significantly improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: ENUMERIX, INC.
    Inventors: Eleen Yee Lam Shum, Hei Mun Christina Fan, Stephen P. A. Fodor, Janice Hoiyi Lai, Jung Won Keum, Haeun Grace Lee
  • Patent number: 11814619
    Abstract: This disclosure provides for devices, methods, and systems for generating a plurality of droplets within a collecting container at an extremely high rate (e.g., of at least 1 million droplets per minute, etc.), the plurality of droplets generated from an aqueous mixture comprising a set of single cells and a set of functionalized particles configured for a single cell assay. Upon generation, the plurality of droplets can be stabilized in position within a region of the collecting container, thereby providing a single-tube workflow for single cell analyses. Further, compositions implemented are structured to allow for overloading of partitions with functionalized particles, such that partitioned single-cells are co-localized with a subset of functionalized particles in a manner that allows for discernable tagging and downstream analyses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: ENUMERIX, INC.
    Inventors: Eleen Yee Lam Shum, Janice Hoiyi Lai, Hei Mun Christina Fan, Stephen P. A. Fodor
  • Publication number: 20230348898
    Abstract: This disclosure provides for devices, methods, and systems for generating a plurality of droplets within a collecting container at an extremely high rate (e.g., of at least 1 million droplets per minute, etc.), the plurality of droplets generated from an aqueous mixture comprising a set of single cells and a set of functionalized particles configured for a single cell assay. Upon generation, the plurality of droplets can be stabilized in position within a region of the collecting container, thereby providing a single-tube workflow for single cell analyses. Further, compositions implemented are structured to allow for overloading of partitions with functionalized particles, such that partitioned single-cells are co-localized with a subset of functionalized particles in a manner that allows for discernable tagging and downstream analyses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Eleen Yee Lam Shum, Janice Hoiyi Lai, Hei Mun Christina Fan, Stephen P. A. Fodor
  • Publication number: 20230287482
    Abstract: The inventions cover systems and methods for generation of emulsions having suitable clarity without requiring refractive index matching between emulsion components. Systems can include: a substrate including a set of openings; a reservoir facing the substrate at a first side and containing a sample fluid configured for droplet formation upon interacting with the set of openings of the substrate; and a collecting container facing the substrate at a second side and containing a set of fluid layers configured with a density gradient and suitable immiscibility characteristics. One or more components of the system(s) can support methods for emulsion generation, in relation to enabling interactions between multiple continuous phases and a dispersed droplet phase to generate clear emulsions. Applications of the inventions(s) can include performance of droplet-based digital PCR in an improved manner (e.g., without requiring implementation of correction factors based upon Poisson statistics).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Hei Mun Christina FAN, Eleen Yee Lam SHUM, Janice Hoiyi LAI, Stephen P. A. FODOR
  • Publication number: 20230193385
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions, methods, and systems for implementation of highly multiplexed molecular diagnostic assays involving color combinatorics, stimulus-responsive probes, tandem probes, conjugated polymer probes, and other mechanisms for increasing the number of targets that can be simultaneously detected in a digital assay. Multiplexed detection of targets is achieved in a rapid manner, with respect to sample partitioning and target detection using multiple color channels for detection. Implementation of methods described also achieve detection with significantly improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Eleen Yee Lam SHUM, Hei Mun Christina FAN, Stephen P.A. FODOR, Janice Hoiyi LAI, Jung Won KEUM, Haeun Grace LEE
  • Patent number: 11542546
    Abstract: The inventions cover systems and methods for generation of emulsions having suitable clarity without requiring refractive index matching between emulsion components. Systems can include: a substrate including a set of openings; a reservoir facing the substrate at a first side and containing a sample fluid configured for droplet formation upon interacting with the set of openings of the substrate; and a collecting container facing the substrate at a second side and containing a set of fluid layers configured with a density gradient and suitable immiscibility characteristics. One or more components of the system(s) can support methods for emulsion generation, in relation to enabling interactions between multiple continuous phases and a dispersed droplet phase to generate clear emulsions. Applications of the inventions(s) can include performance of droplet-based digital PCR in an improved manner (e.g., without requiring implementation of correction factors based upon Poisson statistics).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Enumerix, Inc.
    Inventors: Hei Mun Christina Fan, Eleen Yee Lam Shum, Janice Hoiyi Lai, Stephen P. A. Fodor
  • Publication number: 20220389410
    Abstract: This disclosure provides for devices, methods, and systems for generating a plurality of droplets within a collecting container at an extremely high rate (e.g., of at least 1 million droplets per minute, etc.), the plurality of droplets generated from an aqueous mixture comprising a set of single cells and a set of functionalized particles configured for a single cell assay. Upon generation, the plurality of droplets can be stabilized in position within a region of the collecting container, thereby providing a single-tube workflow for single cell analyses. Further, compositions implemented are structured to allow for overloading of partitions with functionalized particles, such that partitioned single-cells are co-localized with a subset of functionalized particles in a manner that allows for discernable tagging and downstream analyses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Eleen Yee Lam Shum, Janice Hoiyi Lai, Hei Mun Christina Fan, Stephen P. A. Fodor
  • Patent number: 11447817
    Abstract: The inventions cover systems and methods for generation of emulsions having suitable clarity without requiring refractive index matching between emulsion components. Systems can include: a substrate including a set of openings; a reservoir facing the substrate at a first side and containing a sample fluid configured for droplet formation upon interacting with the set of openings of the substrate; and a collecting container facing the substrate at a second side and containing a set of fluid layers configured with a density gradient and suitable immiscibility characteristics. One or more components of the system(s) can support methods for emulsion generation, in relation to enabling interactions between multiple continuous phases and a dispersed droplet phase to generate clear emulsions. Applications of the inventions(s) can include performance of droplet-based digital PCR in an improved manner (e.g., without requiring implementation of correction factors based upon Poisson statistics).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Enumerix, Inc.
    Inventors: Hei Mun Christina Fan, Eleen Yee Lam Shum, Janice Hoiyi Lai, Stephen P. A. Fodor
  • Publication number: 20220280941
    Abstract: This disclosure provides for devices, methods, and systems for generating a plurality of droplets within a collecting container at an extremely high rate (e.g., of at least 1 million droplets per minute, etc.), each of the plurality of droplets comprising an aqueous mixture for a digital analysis, wherein upon generation, the plurality of droplets is stabilized in position within a region of the collecting container. The inventions enable partitioning of samples for digital analyses at unprecedented rates, where readout of signals from targets within such partitions can still be achieved in accordance with various assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Hei Mun Christina Fan, Janice Hoiyi Lai, Sixing Li, Stephen P.A. Fodor, Eleen Yee Lam Shum
  • Publication number: 20220283174
    Abstract: This disclosure provides for devices, methods, and systems for generating a plurality of droplets within a collecting container at an extremely high rate (e.g., of at least 1 million droplets per minute, etc.), each of the plurality of droplets comprising an aqueous mixture for a digital analysis, wherein upon generation, the plurality of droplets is stabilized in position within a region of the collecting container. The inventions enable partitioning of samples for digital analyses at unprecedented rates, where readout of signals from targets within such partitions can still be achieved in accordance with various assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Hei Mun Christina Fan, Janice Hoiyi Lai, Sixing Li, Stephen P.A. Fodor, Eleen Yee Lam Shum
  • Publication number: 20220186302
    Abstract: The inventions cover systems and methods for generation of emulsions having suitable clarity without requiring refractive index matching between emulsion components. Systems can include: a substrate including a set of openings; a reservoir facing the substrate at a first side and containing a sample fluid configured for droplet formation upon interacting with the set of openings of the substrate; and a collecting container facing the substrate at a second side and containing a set of fluid layers configured with a density gradient and suitable immiscibility characteristics. One or more components of the system(s) can support methods for emulsion generation, in relation to enabling interactions between multiple continuous phases and a dispersed droplet phase to generate clear emulsions. Applications of the inventions(s) can include performance of droplet-based digital PCR in an improved manner (e.g., without requiring implementation of correction factors based upon Poisson statistics).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Hei Mun Christina FAN, Eleen Yee Lam SHUM, Janice Hoiyi LAI, Stephen P. A. FODOR