Patents by Inventor Lotien R. Huang

Lotien R. Huang 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).

  • Publication number: 20160361476
    Abstract: A system for manipulation of a tissue sample includes a chassis, a chamber defined in the chassis and configured to receive and retain a complimentary device including a sample processing compartment disposed between sheets of a flexible material and a waste chamber disposed between the sheets of the flexible material. The complimentary device is configured to retain the tissue sample during manipulation of the tissue sample by the system. A fluid mixing sub-system is configured to agitate and mix a fluid including the tissue sample within the sample processing compartment. A temperature control sub-system including at least one of a first heating element and a first cooling element is configured and arranged to be in thermal communication with the sample processing compartment. An electronic controller is in communication with, and programmed to control operation of the fluid mixing sub-system and the temperature control sub-systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Lotien R. Huang
  • Patent number: 9174212
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure feature a filtration system comprising a filtration module for particle filtration and methods of using the device for the isolation of particles (e.g., viable cells). Advantageously, embodiments of the device provide for the high throughput filtration of large volumes of sample while preserving cell viability and providing high yields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: CYTOVERA INC.
    Inventor: Lotien R. Huang
  • Publication number: 20140315303
    Abstract: In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure there is provided an apparatus for the processing of biological sample. The apparatus comprises a first sheet of material, a second sheet of material bonded to the first sheet of material, and a plurality of chambers defined between the first sheet of material and the second sheet of material, the plurality of chambers including a sample dissociation chamber including an inlet and an outlet; a waste collection chamber including an inlet in fluid communication with the outlet of the sample dissociation chamber, and a cell refinement chamber including an inlet in fluid communication with the sample dissociation chamber and an outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventor: Lotien R. Huang
  • Publication number: 20140190903
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure feature a filtration system comprising a filtration module for particle filtration and methods of using the device for the isolation of particles (e.g., viable cells). Advantageously, embodiments of the device provide for the high throughput filtration of large volumes of sample while preserving cell viability and providing high yields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: CYTOVERA INC.
    Inventor: Lotien R. Huang
  • Publication number: 20100055758
    Abstract: The present invention features a new and useful magnetic device and methods of its use for isolation, enrichment, and purification of cells, proteins, DNA, and other molecules. In general the device includes magnetic regions or obstacles to which magnetic particles can bind. The chemical groups, i.e., capture moieties, on the surface of the magnetic particles may then be used to bind particles, e.g., cells, or molecules of interest from complex samples, and the bound species may then be selectively released for downstream collection or further analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Ravi Kapur, Mehmet Toner, Bruce L. Carvalho, Thomas J. Barber, Lotien R. Huang