Patents by Inventor Jente Lu

Jente Lu 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).

  • Dielectrophoresis-based cell destruction to eliminate unwanted subpopulations of cells
    Patent number: 9797862
    Abstract: A method for enriching a heterogeneous population of cells includes loading one or more sample chambers containing DEP electrodes therein with a solution containing the heterogeneous population of cells, wherein the heterogeneous population of cells comprises a first subpopulation of cells having a first crossover frequency and a second subpopulation of cells having a second, higher crossover frequency. An AC electrical field is applied to the DEP electrodes, wherein the AC electrical field has an applied frequency that is between the crossover frequency of the first subpopulation of cells and the second subpopulation of cells, wherein the first subpopulation of cells are substantially killed by the applied electrical field and the second subpopulation of cells are substantially not killed by the applied electrical field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jente Lu, Lisa A. Flanagan, Abraham P. Lee
  • DIELECTROPHORESIS-BASED CELL DESTRUCTION TO ELIMINATE UNWANTED SUBPOPULATIONS OF CELLS
    Publication number: 20150001081
    Abstract: A method for enriching a heterogeneous population of cells includes loading one or more sample chambers containing DEP electrodes therein with a solution containing the heterogeneous population of cells, wherein the heterogeneous population of cells comprises a first subpopulation of cells having a first crossover frequency and a second subpopulation of cells having a second, higher crossover frequency. An AC electrical field is applied to the DEP electrodes, wherein the AC electrical field has an applied frequency that is between the crossover frequency of the first subpopulation of cells and the second subpopulation of cells, wherein the first subpopulation of cells are substantially killed by the applied electrical field and the second subpopulation of cells are substantially not killed by the applied electrical field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Jente Lu, Lisa A. Flanagan, Abraham P. Lee