Patents by Inventor Miguel Angelo JOAQUIM RODRIGUES

Miguel Angelo JOAQUIM RODRIGUES 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: 10208280
    Abstract: A system and method for preservation, storage and transport of biological materials by the use of at least one deformable container configured with at least one inlet at one end, an outer surface greater than 80% of the total surface of the cavities of the support and a width and length sufficient for it to be placed in contact with all the heat transfer plates of the support. The support has at least two cavities delimited by the heat transfer plates, with temperature control device, side walls and at least one main front door. The system allows improvement of the heat transfer necessary for freezing and thawing large volumes of solutions containing biological materials. It also allows to considerably accelerate the heat transfer, as well as the reproducibility and scalability of the freezing and thawing process while keeping the system very compact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO
    Inventors: Miguel Angelo Joaquim Rodrigues, Vitor Manuel Geraldes Fernandes
  • Publication number: 20160348060
    Abstract: The present application discloses a system and method for preservation, storage and transport of biological materials by the use of at least one deformable container configured with at least one inlet at one end, an outer surface greater than 80% of the total surface of the cavities (101) of the support (100) and a width and length sufficient for it to be placed in contact with all the heat transfer plates (132) of the support (100). The support (100) has at least two cavities (101) delimited by the heat transfer plates (132), with means for temperature control, side walls (103) and at least one main front door (102). This technology allows improvement of the heat transfer necessary for freezing and thawing large volumes of solutions containing biological materials. This technology allows to considerably accelerate the heat transfer, as well as the reproducibility and scalability of the freezing and thawing process while keeping the system very compact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Miguel Angelo JOAQUIM RODRIGUES, Vitor Manuel GERALDES FERNANDES