Patents by Inventor Jessica V. Norris

Jessica V. Norris 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).

  • DNA analyzer
    Patent number: 9656261
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a microfluidic chip to facilitate DNA analysis. The microfluidic chip includes a first domain configured for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of DNA fragments, a dilution domain coupled to the first domain to dilute a PCR mixture received from the first domain, and a second domain that is coupled to the dilution domain so as to receive the amplified DNA fragments. The second domain includes a separation channel that is configured to perform electrophoretic separation of the amplified DNA fragments. In addition, the disclosure provides a DNA analyzer to act on the microfluidic chip to perform an integrated single chip DNA analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignees: LEIDOS INNOVATIONS TECHNOLOGY, INC., ZyGEM CORPORATION LTD., UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: H. Randall Bell, Joan M Bienvenue, John W Pettit, James P Landers, Jessica V Norris, Orion N Scott, Daniel J Marchiarullo, Daniel C Leslie
  • DNA analyzer
    Publication number: 20110229898
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a microfluidic chip to facilitate DNA analysis. The microfluidic chip includes a first domain configured for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of DNA fragments, a dilution domain coupled to the first domain to dilute a PCR mixture received from the first domain, and a second domain that is coupled to the dilution domain so as to receive the amplified DNA fragments. The second domain includes a separation channel that is configured to perform electrophoretic separation of the amplified DNA fragments. In addition, the disclosure provides a DNA analyzer to act on the microfluidic chip to perform an integrated single chip DNA analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: H. Randall Bell, Joan M. Bienvenue, John W. Pettit, James P. Landers, Jessica V. Norris, Orion N. Scott, Daniel J. Marchiarullo, Daniel C. Leslie