Patents by Inventor Marina Pranda

Marina Pranda 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 AND SYSTEMS FOR RAPID CONTINUOUS FLOW PATHOGEN CELL LYSIS IN A MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL
    Publication number: 20220290208
    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 pathogen cell lysis. In one embodiment, the microfluidic device comprises a microfluidic channel, a microporous structure within the channel, and an enzyme immobilized on the surface of the microporous structure configured to lyse pathogen cells in fluid flowing through the microfluidic channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicants: Canon U.S.A., Inc., UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
    Inventors: Ian M. White, Stephen Restaino, Marina Pranda
  • Methods and systems for rapid continuous flow pathogen cell lysis in a microfluidic channel
    Patent number: 11345944
    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 pathogen cell lysis. In one embodiment, the microfluidic device comprises a microfluidic channel, a microporous structure within the channel, and an enzyme immobilized on the surface of the microporous structure configured to lyse pathogen cells in fluid flowing through the microfluidic channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: Canon U.S.A., Inc., University of Maryland
    Inventors: Ian M. White, Stephen Restaino, Marina Pranda