Patents by Inventor Mikko Ponkala

Mikko Ponkala 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: 20250135431
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an illumination assembly. The illumination assembly includes a plurality of light sources arranged in a two-dimensional array. The light sources are positioned within the array to provide overlapping illumination fields. The plurality of light sources provide illumination within a UV-A spectrum of wavelengths to thereby provide photocleaving within a fluid containment assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Mikko PONKALA, David JONES, Allen TAT, Michael DORWART
  • Publication number: 20240165627
    Abstract: Non-contact dispenser assemblies and related systems and methods are disclosed. An implementation of an apparatus is disclosed that includes a reagent cartridge including a body defining a plurality of reservoirs. Each reservoir has an outlet and a distal end defining an opening, a manifold assembly including an outlet, a common fluidic line fluidly coupled to the outlet, a plurality of reagent fluidic lines coupled to the corresponding outlet of the reservoirs, and a plurality of membrane valves selectively fluidly coupling the common fluidic line and a corresponding one of the plurality of reagent fluidic lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Mikko Ponkala, Paul Limb, Reto Schoch, Sonny Pham, Maulik Patel, Paul Crivelli