Patents by Inventor Key Hyckenberg

Key Hyckenberg 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: 12613227
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reconstructing events related to a process run in a bioprocess purification system comprising hardware configured to control the events related to the purification of a liquid containing a sample in the bioprocess purification system. The method comprising: recording hardware state S11 related to the process run; recording readings from sensors S12 related to the process run; and synchronizing hardware state S13 with readings from sensors to link the hardware state with the result from the process run. The present invention also related to a method for simulating future events related to a process run in a bioprocess purification system comprising hardware configured to control the events related to the purification of a liquid containing a sample in the bioprocess purification system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: Cytiva Sweden AB
    Inventors: Petra Bangtsson, Key Hyckenberg, Lars Henning Ivar Mattson, Ulrika Skarp
  • Publication number: 20260015681
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for optimizing a bioprocess purification system comprising a bioreactor configured to provide a harvest comprising a target composition, and a chromatography arranged downstream the bioreactor and being configured for purification of the harvest to produce a target product having a desired characteristics. The method comprising: a) detecting at least one quality attribute indicative of characteristics of the target product in a downstream process, b) identifying correlations between the at least one quality attribute measured in the downstream process and parameters to control a cell culture process in the bioreactor, and c) controlling the cell culture process to meet the desired characteristics based on the identified correlations, whereby the target characteristics is within a pre-determined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Key Hyckenberg, Helena Skoglar, Gunnar Malmquist, Mikael Carlsten, Roger Lundqvist, Dan Andersson, Linda Mathiasson, Lars Mattsson, Sara Sendabo, Mikael Berg
  • Patent number: 12448659
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for optimizing a bioprocess purification system comprising a bioreactor configured to provide a harvest comprising a target composition, and a purification process arranged downstream the bioreactor and being configured for purification of the harvest to produce a target product having a desired characteristics. The method comprising: a) detecting (32) at least one quality attribute indicative of characteristics of the target product in a downstream process, b) identifying (33) correlations between the at least one quality attribute measured in the downstream process and parameters to control a cell culture process in the bioreactor, and c) controlling (34) the cell culture process to meet the desired characteristics based on the identified correlations, whereby the target characteristics is within a p re-determined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: Cytiva Sweden AB
    Inventors: Key Hyckenberg, Helena Skoglar, Gunnar Malmquist, Mikael Carlsten, Roger Lundqvist, Dan Andersson, Linda Mathiasson, Lars Mattsson, Sara Sendabo, Mikael Berg
  • Patent number: 12321162
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for monitoring a bio-pharmaceutical process, said bio-pharmaceutical process being controlled based on as set of instructions for controlling said biopharmaceutical process. The method comprises the following steps performed by a bio-pharmaceutical process monitoring element: obtaining (S11) said set of instructions for controlling the biopharmaceutical process, and while the instructions of the set of instructions for controlling the bio-pharmaceutical process are executed, for each executed instruction receiving (S13) an execution status update indicating which instruction is presently executed or has just been finished, and forming (S14) an execution status indication relating the instruction presently executed or just finished to its position in the set of instructions based on the received execution status update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Cytiva Sweden AB
    Inventors: Key Hyckenberg, Magnus Karlsson, Christoffer Hultqvist, Henrik Lundkvist
  • Patent number: 12223716
    Abstract: A method of automated configuration in a bioprocess system and to verify a process defined by a flow path representation. The method comprises the steps of: capturing one image of the bioprocess system comprising tubing for the fluid communication between units of the bioprocess system; analyzing the captured image to identify the tubing connecting units of the bioprocess system; producing a processed representation from the captured image wherein at least a part of the tubing is identified; and comparing the processed representation with the flow path representation to verify their functional concordance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Cytiva Sweden AB
    Inventors: Petra Bangtsson, Johan Arthursson, Key Hyckenberg, Lotta Hedkvist
  • Patent number: 12188911
    Abstract: A chromatography system arranged to perform automated chromatography column efficiency testing for a specific column to determine efficiency parameters and to further provide guidance to the user. The system has a controller arranged to automatically access data to enable the calculation of a column compression plate height, said data being derived from at least stored parameters of the specific column and the resin to be used in the column, to calculate the efficiency of the column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: CYTIVA SWEDEN AB
    Inventors: Jens Widehammar, Key Hyckenberg, Örjan Grelsson, Lars Mattsson, Kjell Karlsson
  • Patent number: 12019058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid chromatography system configured to operate with at least one column and configured for purification of a sample comprising a target product using a predefined process. The liquid chromatography system comprises a controller configured to: control the operation of the chromatography system to run the predefined process; retrieve column data accessible from a data storage, the column data being specific to each column; and adapt at least one process parameter of the predefined process for each column based on column data. Whereby the predefined process is adapted to each column to obtain the target product and maintain the performance of the liquid chromatography system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Cytiva Sweden AB
    Inventors: Jens Widehammar, Key Hyckenberg, Orjan Grelsson, Lars Mattsson, Kjell Karlsson
  • Patent number: 11961295
    Abstract: A method of automated configuration in a bioprocess system and to verify a process defined by a flow path representation. The method comprises the steps of: capturing one image of the bioprocess system comprising tubing for the fluid communication between units of the bioprocess system; analyzing the captured image to identify the tubing connecting units of the bioprocess system; producing a processed representation from the captured image wherein at least a part of the tubing is identified; and comparing the processed representation with the flow path representation to verify their functional concordance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Cytiva Sweden AB
    Inventors: Petra Bangtsson, Johan Arthursson, Key Hyckenberg, Lotta Hedkvist
  • Publication number: 20240096096
    Abstract: A method of automated configuration in a bioprocess system and to verify a process defined by a flow path representation. The method comprises the steps of: capturing one image of the bioprocess system comprising tubing for the fluid communication between units of the bioprocess system; analyzing the captured image to identify the tubing connecting units of the bioprocess system; producing a processed representation from the captured image wherein at least a part of the tubing is identified; and comparing the processed representation with the flow path representation to verify their functional concordance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Petra Bangtsson, Johan Arthursson, Key Hyckenberg, Lotta Hedkvist
  • Patent number: 11862335
    Abstract: A method, system, gateway and computer program for remote controlling and monitoring of at least one instrument, for example a bioproces sing instrument. The system can comprise: at least one instrument to be controlled and/or monitored; at least one instrument server connected to the at least one instrument, said instrument server comprising an instrument control software; at least one gateway connected to the at least one instrument server; a transferring means provided in the at least one instrument server, said transferring means being arranged to receive information from the at least one connected instrument and forward said information to the at least one gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Cytiva Sweden AB
    Inventors: Key Hyckenberg, Kjell Karlsson, Stefan Willehadson, Orjan Bo Grelsson
  • Publication number: 20230138356
    Abstract: A method, system, gateway and computer program for remote controlling and monitoring of at least one instrument, for example a bioprocessing instrument. The system can comprise: at least one instrument to be controlled and/or monitored; at least one instrument server connected to the at least one instrument, said instrument server comprising an instrument control software; at least one gateway connected to the at least one instrument server; a transferring means provided in the at least one instrument server, said transferring means being arranged to receive information from the at least one connected instrument and forward said information to the at least one gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Key Hyckenberg, Kjell Karlsson, Stefan Willehadson, Orjan Bo Grelsson
  • Publication number: 20230046191
    Abstract: A method of automated configuration in a bioprocess system and to verify a process defined by a flow path representation. The method comprises the steps of: capturing one image of the bioprocess system comprising tubing for the fluid communication between units of the bioprocess system; analyzing the captured image to identify the tubing connecting units of the bioprocess system; producing a processed representation from the captured image wherein at least a part of the tubing is identified; and comparing the processed representation with the flow path representation to verify their functional concordance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Petra Bangtsson, Johan Arthursson, Key Hyckenberg, Lotta Hedkvist
  • Patent number: 11568986
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for remote controlling and monitoring of at least one instrument, for example a bioprocessing instrument, said system comprising: at least one instrument to be controlled and/or monitored; at least one instrument server connected to the at least one instrument, said instrument server comprising an instrument control software; at least one gateway connected to the at least one instrument server; a transferring means provided in the at least one instrument server, said transferring means being arranged to receive information from the at least one connected instrument and forward said information to the at least one gateway; a first self-hosted web server containing a web application provided in the at least one instrument server for providing possibility to control the at least one instrument via a web browser in an instrument control web page; a publishing means provided in the at least one gateway, said publishing means being arranged to receive information from at least one instrument s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Cytiva Sweden AB
    Inventors: Key Hyckenberg, Kjell Karlsson, Stefan Willehadson, Orjan Bo Grelsson
  • Publication number: 20230028051
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid chromatography system configured to operate with at least one column and configured for purification of a sample comprising a target product using a predefined process. The liquid chromatography system comprises a controller configured to: control the operation of the chromatography system to run the predefined process; retrieve column data accessible from a data storage, the column data being specific to each column; and adapt at least one process parameter of the predefined process for each column based on column data. Whereby the predefined process is adapted to each column to obtain the target product and maintain the performance of the liquid chromatography system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Jens Widehammar, Key Hyckenberg, Orjan Grelsson, Lars Mattsson, Kjell Karlsson
  • Patent number: 11493489
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid chromatography system (90) configured to operate with at least one column and configured for purification of a sample comprising a target product using a predefined process. The liquid chromatography system comprises a controller (91) configured to: control the operation of the chromatography system to run the predefined process; retrieve column data accessible from a data storage, the column data being specific to each column; and adapt at least one process parameter of the predefined process for each column based on column data. Whereby the predefined process is adapted to each column to obtain the target product and maintain the performance of the liquid chromatography system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Cytiva Sweden AB
    Inventors: Jens Widehammar, Key Hyckenberg, Orjan Grelsson, Lars Mattsson, Kjell Karlsson
  • Patent number: 11455797
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of automated configuration in a bioprocess system (10) and to verify a process defined by a flow path representation. The method comprises the steps of: —capturing one image of the bioprocess system (10) comprising tubing (50) for the fluid communication between units of the bioprocess system (10); —analyzing the captured image to identify the tubing (50) connecting units of the bioprocess system (10); —producing a processed representation from the captured image wherein at least a part of the tubing (50) is identified; and —comparing the processed representation with the flow path representation to verify their functional concordance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Cytiva Sweden AB
    Inventors: Petra Bangtsson, Johan Arthursson, Key Hyckenberg, Lotta Hedkvist
  • Publication number: 20220163955
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for monitoring a bio-pharmaceutical process, said bio-pharmaceutical process being controlled based on as set of instructions for controlling said biopharmaceutical process. The method comprises the following steps performed by a bio-pharmaceutical process monitoring element: obtaining (S11) said set of instructions for controlling the biopharmaceutical process, and while the instructions of the set of instructions for controlling the bio-pharmaceutical process are executed, for each executed instruction receiving (S13) an execution status update indicating which instruction is presently executed or has just been finished, and forming (S14) an execution status indication relating the instruction presently executed or just finished to its position in the set of instructions based on the received execution status update.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Key Hyckenberg, Magnus Karlsson, Christoffer Hultqvist, Henrik Lundkvist
  • Publication number: 20220163493
    Abstract: Disclosed is a chromatography system arranged to perform automated chromatography column efficiency testing for a specific column to determine efficiency parameters such as h and As and optionally to further provide guidance to the user with respect to column efficiency, the system having a controller arranged to automatically access data to enable the calculation of a column compression plate height, said data being derived from at least stored parameters of the specific column and the resin to be used in that column, thereby to calculate the efficiency of the column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Jens Widehammar, Key Hyckenberg, Orjan Grelsson, Lars Mattsson, Kjell Karlsson
  • Patent number: 11321065
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for automatic installation and setting up of an instrument (1), comprising the steps of: connecting (S1) the instrument (1) to a service software system (15) in a network (19) via a first communication interface (6); sending (S3) identification information (5) of the instrument (1) from the instrument to the service software system (15) via the first communication interface (6); recognizing (S5) in the service software system (15) at least one characteristic of the instrument (1) by analyzing the identification information (5); based on said at least one characteristic or identification information, creating (S7) by the service software system (15) dedicated high level control software (25) comprising parts of the control software needed for the instrument; based on said at least one characteristic or identification information, sending (S9) to the instrument (1) from the service software system (15) software to enable a second communication interface (16), and low level control software
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: CYTIVA SWEDEN AB
    Inventors: Key Hyckenberg, Kjell Karlsson, Par Haggblad, Niklas Engblom
  • Publication number: 20210269888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for optimizing a bioprocess purification system comprising a bioreactor configured to provide a harvest comprising a target composition, and a purification process arranged downstream the bioreactor and being configured for purification of the harvest to produce a target product having a desired characteristics. The method comprising: a) detecting (32) at least one quality attribute indicative of characteristics of the target product in a downstream process, b) identifying (33) correlations between the at least one quality attribute measured in the downstream process and parameters to control a cell culture process in the bioreactor, and c) controlling (34) the cell culture process to meet the desired characteristics based on the identified correlations, whereby the target characteristics is within a pre-determined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Key Hyckenberg, Helena Skoglar, Gunnar Malmquist, Mikael Carlsten, Roger Lundqvist, Dan Andersson, Linda Mathiasson, Lars Mattsson, Sara Sendabo, Mikael Berg