Patents by Inventor Kunal Pandit

Kunal Pandit 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, devices and systems for emulsion/droplet PCR
    Patent number: 10443086
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the use of a class of surfactants for emulsion and droplet polymerase chain reaction (“PCR”) mixtures. The class of surfactants consists of those having the chemical formula R—(OCH2CH2)n—OH, wherein R is an alkyl group consisting of 12 to 18 carbons and n is 2 to 25. The present invention also relates to methods, devices, systems, and kits incorporating the above-described class of surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: University of Maryland, College Park
    Inventors: Ian M. White, Kunal Pandit, Srinivasa Raghavan
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTINUOUS FLOW CELL LYSIS IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190091984
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for cell lysis in a microfluidic device. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for rapid continuous flow mechanical cell lysis. In one embodiment, a microfluidic device includes one or more microfluidic channels, each channel comprising constricted regions and non-constricted regions separating the constricted regions, wherein the constricted regions are configured to disrupt the cellular membranes of cells in fluid flowing through the one or more microfluidic channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: University of Maryland, College Park
    Inventors: Ian M. White, Jeffrey Burke, Kunal Pandit
  • Methods and systems for continuous flow cell lysis in a microfluidic device
    Patent number: 10137673
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for cell lysis in a microfluidic device. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for rapid continuous flow mechanical cell lysis. In one embodiment, a microfluidic device includes one or more microfluidic channels, each channel comprising constricted regions and non-constricted regions separating the constricted regions, wherein the constricted regions are configured to disrupt the cellular membranes of cells in fluid flowing through the one or more microfluidic channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian M. White, Jeffrey Burke, Kunal Pandit
  • METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR EMULSION/DROPLET PCR
    Publication number: 20150184151
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the use of a class of surfactants for emulsion and droplet polymerase chain reaction (“PCR”) mixtures. The class of surfactants consists of those having the chemical formula R—(OCH2CH2)n—OH, wherein R is an alkyl group consisting of 12 to 18 carbons and n is 2 to 25. The present invention also relates to methods, devices, systems, and kits incorporating the above-described class of surfactants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: CANON U.S. LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Ian M. White, Kunal Pandit, Srinivasa Raghavan
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTINUOUS FLOW CELL LYSIS IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150184127
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for cell lysis in a microfluidic device. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for rapid continuous flow mechanical cell lysis. In one embodiment, a microfluidic device includes one or more microfluidic channels, each channel comprising constricted regions and non-constricted regions separating the constricted regions, wherein the constricted regions are configured to disrupt the cellular membranes of cells in fluid flowing through the one or more microfluidic channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian M. White, Jeffrey Burke, Kunal Pandit