Patents by Inventor Nicholas Peter Bajka

Nicholas Peter Bajka 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).

  • Method and apparatus for automated sample preparation
    Patent number: 11899029
    Abstract: The present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated handling of samples, e.g., biological or chemical samples. The apparatuses and the methods of the present teachings allow automated performance of various sample manipulation steps without manual intervention. In a preferred embodiment, the present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated enrichment of templated beads produced by PCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kristopher Barbee, Maximilian Carpino, Ray Wheeling, Nicholas Peter Bajka
  • Method And Apparatus For Automated Sample Preparation
    Publication number: 20230069977
    Abstract: The present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated handling of samples, e.g., biological or chemical samples. The apparatuses and the methods of the present teachings allow automated performance of various sample manipulation steps without manual intervention. In a preferred embodiment, the present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated enrichment of templated beads produced by PCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Kristopher Barbee, Maximilian Carpino, Ray Wheeling, Nicholas Peter Bajka
  • Method and apparatus for automated sample manipulation
    Patent number: 10401372
    Abstract: The present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated handling of samples, e.g., biological or chemical samples. The apparatuses and the methods of the present teachings allow automated performance of various sample manipulation steps without manual intervention. In a preferred embodiment, the present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated enrichment of templated beads produced by PCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kristopher Barbee, Maximilian Carpino, Ray Wheeling, Nicholas Peter Bajka
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED SAMPLE MANIPULATION
    Publication number: 20170269109
    Abstract: The present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated handling of samples, e.g., biological or chemical samples. The apparatuses and the methods of the present teachings allow automated performance of various sample manipulation steps without manual intervention. In a preferred embodiment, the present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated enrichment of templated beads produced by PCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kristopher BARBEE, Maximilian CARPINO, Ray WHEELING, Nicholas Peter BAJKA
  • Method and apparatus for automated sample manipulation
    Patent number: 9535080
    Abstract: The present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated handling of samples, e.g., biological or chemical samples. The apparatuses and the methods of the present teachings allow automated performance of various sample manipulation steps without manual intervention. In a preferred embodiment, the present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated enrichment of templated beads produced by PCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kristopher Barbee, Maximilian Carpino, Ray Wheeling, Nicholas Peter Bajka
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED SAMPLE MANIPULATION
    Publication number: 20150087025
    Abstract: The present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated handling of samples, e.g., biological or chemical samples. The apparatuses and the methods of the present teachings allow automated performance of various sample manipulation steps without manual intervention. In a preferred embodiment, the present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated enrichment of templated beads produced by PCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Kristopher Barbee, Maximilian Carpino, Ray Wheeling, Nicholas Peter Bajka
  • Automated enrichment for nucleic acid sequencing
    Patent number: 8920751
    Abstract: The present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated handling of samples, e.g., biological or chemical samples. The apparatuses and the methods of the present teachings allow automated performance of various sample manipulation steps without manual intervention. In a preferred embodiment, the present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated enrichment of templated beads produced by PCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kristopher Barbee, Maximilian Carpino, Raymond Alan Wheeling, Nicholas Peter Bajka
  • AUTOMATED ENRICHMENT FOR NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING
    Publication number: 20130011880
    Abstract: The present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated handling of samples, e.g., biological or chemical samples. The apparatuses and the methods of the present teachings allow automated performance of various sample manipulation steps without manual intervention. In a preferred embodiment, the present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated enrichment of templated beads produced by PCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kristopher Barbee, Maximilian Carpino, Ray Alan Wheeling, Nicholas Peter Bajka