Patents by Inventor John Amara

John Amara 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: 11772020
    Abstract: A depth filtration device for the clarification of biological fluids including a composite depth filter media having a nonwoven first layer integral with a second layer containing a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers, a filter aid, and a wet-strength resin. The depth filter media exhibits increased binding capacity for soluble impurities such as DNA and host cell proteins from biological/cell culture feedstreams during secondary clarification and low-level impurity clearance of harvested cell culture fluids, such as those used for the manufacture of monoclonal antibodies. The depth filter media additionally exhibits significantly lower flushing requirements, resulting in lower levels of organic, inorganic and bioburden extractables released, high dirt holding capacities and good chemical and/or radiation resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: EMD Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: Maybelle Woo, David Yavorsky, John Amara, Nripen Singh, Kwok-Shun Cheng
  • Patent number: 11660555
    Abstract: A depth filtration device for the clarification of biological fluids including a composite depth filter media having a nonwoven first layer integral with a second layer containing a polyaeryionitrile (PAN) fibers, a filter aid, and a wet-strength resin. The depth filter media exhibits increased creased binding capacity for soluble impurities such as DNA and host eel! proteins from biological/cell culture feed-streams during secondary clarification and low-level impurity clearance of harvested cell culture fluids, such as those used for the manufacture of monoclonal antibodies. The depth filter media additionally exhibits significantly lower flushing requirements, resulting in lower levels of organic, inorganic and bioburden extractables released, high dirt holding capacities and good chemical and/or radiation resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: EMD Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: Maybelle Woo, David Yavorksy, John Amara, Nripen Singh, Kwok-Shun Cheng
  • Publication number: 20230158429
    Abstract: A depth filtration device for the clarification of biological fluids including a composite depth filter media having a nonwoven first layer integral with a second layer containing a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers, a filter aid, and a wet-strength resin. The depth filter media exhibits increased binding capacity for soluble impurities such as DNA and host cell proteins from biological/cell culture feedstreams during secondary clarification and low-level impurity clearance of harvested cell culture fluids, such as those used for the manufacture of monoclonal antibodies. The depth filter media additionally exhibits significantly lower flushing requirements, resulting in lower levels of organic, inorganic and bioburden extractables released, high dirt holding capacities and good chemical and/or radiation resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Maybelle Woo, David Yavorsky, John Amara, Nripen Singh, Kwok-Shun Cheng
  • Patent number: 11590439
    Abstract: A depth filtration device for the clarification of biological fluids including a composite depth filter media having a nonwoven first layer integral with a second layer containing a polyaeryionitrile (PAN) fibers, a filter aid, and a wet-strength resin. The depth filter media exhibits increased creased binding capacity for soluble impurities such as DNA and host eel! proteins from biological/cell culture feed-streams during secondary clarification and low-level impurity clearance of harvested cell culture fluids, such as those used for the manufacture of monoclonal antibodies. The depth filter media additionally exhibits significantly lower flushing requirements, resulting in lower levels of organic, inorganic and bioburden extractables released, high dirt holding capacities and good chemical and/or radiation resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: EMD Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: Maybelle Woo, David Yavorksy, John Amara, Nripen Singh, Kwok-Shun Cheng
  • Publication number: 20220387917
    Abstract: A depth filtration device for the clarification of biological fluids including a composite depth filter media having a nonwoven first layer integral with a second layer containing a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers, a filter aid, and a wet-strength resin. The depth filter media exhibits increased binding capacity for soluble impurities such as DNA and host cell proteins from biological/cell culture feedstreams during secondary clarification and low-level impurity clearance of harvested cell culture fluids, such as those used for the manufacture of monoclonal antibodies. The depth filter media additionally exhibits significantly lower flushing requirements, resulting in lower levels of organic, inorganic and bioburden extractables released, high dirt holding capacities and good chemical and/or radiation resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Maybelle Woo, David Yavorsky, John Amara, Nripen Singh, Kwok-Shun Cheng
  • Patent number: 11439933
    Abstract: A depth filtration device for the clarification of biological fluids including a composite depth filter media having a nonwoven first layer integral with a second layer containing a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers, a filter aid, and a wet-strength resin. The depth filter media exhibits increased binding capacity for soluble impurities such as DNA and host cell proteins from biological/cell culture feedstreams during secondary clarification and low-level impurity clearance of harvested cell culture fluids, such as those used for the manufacture of monoclonal antibodies. The depth filter media additionally exhibits significantly lower flushing requirements, resulting in lower levels of organic, inorganic and bioburden extractables released, high dirt holding capacities and good chemical and/or radiation resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: EMD Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: Maybelle Woo, David Yavorsky, John Amara, Nripen Singh, Kwok-Shun Cheng
  • Patent number: 11305271
    Abstract: Adsorptive media for chromatography, particularly ion-exchange chromatography, derived from a shaped fiber. In certain embodiments, the functionalized shaped fiber presents a fibrillated or ridged structure which greatly increases the surface area of the fibers when compared to ordinary fibers. Also disclosed herein is a method to add surface pendant functional groups that provides cation-exchange or anion-exchange functionality to the high surface area fibers. This pendant functionality is useful for the ion-exchange chromatographic purification of biomolecules, such as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: EMD Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: David Yavorsky, John Amara, Joaquin Umana, William Cataldo, Mikhail Kozlov, Matthew Stone
  • Publication number: 20200129901
    Abstract: A depth filtration device for the clarification of biological fluids including a composite depth filter media having a nonwoven first layer integral with a second layer containing a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers, a filter aid, and a wet-strength resin. The depth filter media exhibits increased binding capacity for soluble impurities such as DNA and host cell proteins from biological/cell culture feedstreams during secondary clarification and low-level impurity clearance of harvested cell culture fluids, such as those used for the manufacture of monoclonal antibodies. The depth filter media additionally exhibits significantly lower flushing requirements, resulting in lower levels of organic, inorganic and bioburden extractables released, high dirt holding capacities and good chemical and/or radiation resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Maybelle Woo, David Yavorsky, John Amara, Nripen Singh, Kwok-Shun Cheng
  • Publication number: 20180085743
    Abstract: Adsorptive media for chromatography, particularly ion-exchange chromatography, derived from a shaped fiber. In certain embodiments, the functionalized shaped fiber presents a fibrillated or ridged structure which greatly increases the surface area of the fibers when compared to ordinary fibers. Also disclosed herein is a method to add surface pendant functional groups that provides cation-exchange or anion-exchange functionality to the high surface area fibers. This pendant functionality is useful for the ion-exchange chromatographic purification of biomolecules, such as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: David Yavorsky, John Amara, Joaquin Umana, William Cataldo, Mikhail Kozlov, Matthew Stone
  • Patent number: 9815050
    Abstract: Adsorptive media for chromatography, particularly ion-exchange chromatography, derived from a shaped fiber. In certain embodiments, the functionalized shaped fiber presents a fibrillated or ridged structure which greatly increases the surface area of the fibers when compared to ordinary fibers. Also disclosed herein is a method to add surface pendant functional groups that provides cation-exchange or anion-exchange functionality to the high surface area fibers. This pendant functionality is useful for the ion-exchange chromatographic purification of biomolecules, such as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: EMD Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: David Yavorsky, John Amara, Joaquin Umana, William Cataldo, Mikhail Kozlov, Matthew Stone
  • Publication number: 20160114272
    Abstract: A depth filtration device for the clarification of biological fluids including a composite depth filter media having a nonwoven first layer integral with a second layer containing a polyaeryionitrile (PAN) fibers, a filter aid, and a wet-strength resin. The depth filter media exhibits increased creased binding capacity for soluble impurities such as DNA and host cells proteins from biological/cell culture feed-streams during secondary clarification and low-level impurity clearance of harvested cell culture fluids, such as those used for the manufacture of monoclonal antibodies. The depth filter media additionally exhibits significantly lower flushing requirements, resulting in lower levels of organic, inorganic and bioburden extractables released, high dirt holding capacities and good chemical and/or radiation resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Maybelle Woo, David Yavorksy, John Amara, Nripen Singh
  • Publication number: 20150352465
    Abstract: Adsorptive media for chromatography, particularly ionexchange chromatography, derived from a shaped fiber, useful for purifying viruses. In certain embodiments, the functionalized shaped fiber presents a fibrillated or ridged structure which greatly increases the surface area of the fibers when compared to ordinary fibers. Surface pendant functional groups can be added that provides ion-exchange functionality to the high surface area fibers. This pendant functionality is useful for the ion-exchange chromatographic purification of viruses, such as influenza.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: John Amara, Benjamin Cacace, David Yavorsky, John Boyle
  • Publication number: 20150258540
    Abstract: Adsorptive media for chromatography, particularly ion-exchange chromatography, derived from a shaped fiber. In certain embodiments, the functionalized shaped fiber presents a fibrillated or ridged structure which greatly increases the surface area of the fibers when compared to ordinary fibers. Also disclosed herein is a method to add surface pendant functional groups that provides cation-exchange or anion-exchange functionality to the high surface area fibers. This pendant functionality is useful for the ion-exchange chromatographic purification of biomolecules, such as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: David Yavorsky, John Amara, Joaquin Umana, William Cataldo, Mikhail Kozlov, Matthew Stone
  • Patent number: 9029517
    Abstract: Adsorptive media for chromatography, particularly ion-exchange chromatography, derived from a shaped fiber. In certain embodiments, the functionalized shaped fiber presents a fibrillated or ridged structure which greatly increases the surface area of the fibers when compared to ordinary fibers. Also disclosed herein is a method to add surface pendant functional groups that provides cation-exchange or anion-exchange functionality to the high surface area fibers. This pendant functionality is useful for the ion-exchange chromatographic purification of biomolecules, such as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: EMD Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: David Yavorsky, John Amara, Joaquin Umana, William Cataldo, Mikhail Kozlov, Matthew Stone
  • Publication number: 20120029176
    Abstract: Adsorptive media for chromatography, particularly ion-exchange chromatography, derived from a shaped fiber. In certain embodiments, the functionalized shaped fiber presents a fibrillated or ridged structure which greatly increases the surface area of the fibers when compared to ordinary fibers. Also disclosed herein is a method to add surface pendant functional groups that provides cation-exchange or anion-exchange functionality to the high surface area fibers. This pendant functionality is useful for the ion-exchange chromatographic purification of biomolecules, such as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: MILLIPORE CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Yavorsky, John Amara, Joaquin Umana, William Cataldo, Mikhail Kozlov, Matthew Stone
  • Publication number: 20070081921
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a class of luminescent and conductive polymer compositions having chromophores, and particularly solid films of these compositions exhibiting increased luminescent lifetimes, quantum yields and amplified emissions. These desirable properties can be provided through polymers having rigid groups designed to prevent polymer reorganization, aggregation or ?-stacking upon solidification. These polymers can also display an unusually high stability with respect to solvent and heat exposures. The invention also relates to a sensor and a method for sensing an analyte through the luminescent and conductive properties of these polymers. Analytes can be sensed by activation of a chromophore at a polymer surface. Analytes include aromatics such as heterocycles, phosphate ester groups and in particular explosives and chemical warfare agents in a gaseous state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Timothy Swager, John Amara