Patents by Inventor Maxwell Zimmerley

Maxwell Zimmerley 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).

  • PROTECTIVE SURFACE COATINGS FOR FLOW CELLS
    Publication number: 20230272469
    Abstract: An example of a method includes providing a substrate with an exposed surface comprising a first chemical group, wherein the providing optionally comprises modifying the exposed surface of the substrate to incorporate the first chemical group; reacting the first chemical group with a first reactive group of a functionalized polymer molecule to form a functionalized polymer coating layer covalently bound to the exposed surface of the substrate; grafting a primer to the functionalized polymer coating layer by reacting the primer with a second reactive group of the functionalized polymer coating layer; and forming a water-soluble protective coating on the primer and the functionalized polymer coating layer. Examples of flow cells incorporating examples of the water-soluble protective coating are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Sean M. Ramirez, Brian D. Mather, Edwin Li, Sojeong Moon, Innsu Daniel Kim, Alexandre Richez, Ludovic Vincent, Xavier von Hatten, Hai Quang Tran, Maxwell Zimmerley, Julia Morrison, Gianluca Andrea Artioli, Krystal Sly, Hayden Black, Lewis J. Kraft, Hong Xie, Wei Wei, Ryan Sanford
  • Protective surface coatings for flow cells
    Patent number: 11667969
    Abstract: An example of a method includes providing a substrate with an exposed surface comprising a first chemical group, wherein the providing optionally comprises modifying the exposed surface of the substrate to incorporate the first chemical group; reacting the first chemical group with a first reactive group of a functionalized polymer molecule to form a functionalized polymer coating layer covalently bound to the exposed surface of the substrate; grafting a primer to the functionalized polymer coating layer by reacting the primer with a second reactive group of the functionalized polymer coating layer; and forming a water-soluble protective coating on the primer and the functionalized polymer coating layer. Examples of flow cells incorporating examples of the water-soluble protective coating are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: Illumina, Inc., Illumina Cambridge Limited, Illumina Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Sean M. Ramirez, Brian D. Mather, Edwin Li, Sojeong Moon, Innsu Daniel Kim, Alexandre Richez, Ludovic Vincent, Xavier von Hatten, Hai Quang Tran, Maxwell Zimmerley, Julia Morrison, Gianluca Andrea Artioli, Krystal Sly, Hayden Black, Lewis J. Kraft, Hong Xie, Wei Wei, Ryan Sanford
  • FLUIDIC DEVICES INCLUDING FLUIDIC CHANNELS, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220380844
    Abstract: In one example, a method of preparing a fluidic channel includes covalently coupling a first region of a substrate to a first region of a cover using first moieties covalently coupled to the first region of the substrate and second moieties covalently coupled to the first region of the cover. The covalent coupling between the first region of the substrate and the first region of the cover suspends a second region of the cover over a second region of the substrate to form a fluidic channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicants: ILLUMINA, INC., ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventors: Steven Modiano, Silke Musa, Lewis Kraft, Randall Smith, Sara Bakhshi, Brian Mather, Wayne George, Maxwell Zimmerley
  • INTERPOSER WITH FIRST AND SECOND ADHESIVE LAYERS
    Publication number: 20220250066
    Abstract: An interposer for a flow cell comprises a base layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The base layer comprises black polyethylene terephthalate (PET). A first adhesive layer is disposed on the first surface of the base layer. The first adhesive layer comprises methyl acrylic adhesive. A second adhesive layer is disposed on the second surface of the base layer. The second adhesive layer comprises methyl acrylic adhesive. A plurality of microfluidic channels extends through each of the base layer, the first adhesive layer, and the second adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: ILLUMINA, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxwell Zimmerley, LiangLiang Qiang, M. Shane Bowen, Steven H. Modiano, Dajun Yuan, Randall Smith, Arthur J. Pitera, Hai Quang Tran, Gerald Kreindl
  • INTERPOSER WITH FIRST AND SECOND ADHESIVE LAYERS
    Publication number: 20200009556
    Abstract: An interposer for a flow cell comprises a base layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The base layer comprises black polyethylene terephthalate (PET). A first adhesive layer is disposed on the first surface of the base layer. The first adhesive layer comprises methyl acrylic adhesive. A second adhesive layer is disposed on the second surface of the base layer. The second adhesive layer comprises methyl acrylic adhesive. A plurality of microfluidic channels extends through each of the base layer, the first adhesive layer, and the second adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: ILLUMINA, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxwell Zimmerley, LiangLiang Qiang, M. Shane Bowen, Steven H. Modiano, Dajun Yuan, Randall Smith, Arthur J. Pitera, Hai Quang Tran, Gerald Kreindl
  • PROTECTIVE SURFACE COATINGS FOR FLOW CELLS
    Publication number: 20180327832
    Abstract: An example of a method includes providing a substrate with an exposed surface comprising a first chemical group, wherein the providing optionally comprises modifying the exposed surface of the substrate to incorporate the first chemical group; reacting the first chemical group with a first reactive group of a functionalized polymer molecule to form a functionalized polymer coating layer covalently bound to the exposed surface of the substrate; grafting a primer to the functionalized polymer coating layer by reacting the primer with a second reactive group of the functionalized polymer coating layer; and forming a water-soluble protective coating on the primer and the functionalized polymer coating layer. Examples of flow cells incorporating examples of the water-soluble protective coating are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Sean M. Ramirez, Brian D. Mather, Edwin Li, Sojeong Moon, Innsu Daniel Kim, Alexandre Richez, Ludovic Vincent, Xavier von Hatten, Hai Quang Tran, Maxwell Zimmerley, Julia Morrison, Gianluca Andrea Artioli, Krystal Sly, Hayden Black, Lewis J. Kraft, Hong Xie, Wei Wei, Ryan Sanford