Patents by Inventor Ken LEFTON

Ken LEFTON 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).

  • Methods, systems and devices for concentration of particles
    Patent number: 11020745
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides devices, systems and methods for concentrating particles after application of a field and flipping the direction of the particles. The field applied to the particles can be an acoustic field. The particles can be flipped from a first flow stream at a higher speed into a second flow stream at a lower speed to aid in concentrating the particles, including concentration within an analysis region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Ward, Jason Malkin, Ken Lefton, Saul Selberg
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR CONCENTRATION OF PARTICLES
    Publication number: 20190126276
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides devices, systems and methods for concentrating particles after application of a field and flipping the direction of the particles. The field applied to the particles can be an acoustic field. The particles can be flipped from a first flow stream at a higher speed into a second flow stream at a lower speed to aid in concentrating the particles, including concentration within an analysis region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Michael WARD, Jason MALKIN, Ken LEFTON, Saul SELBERG