Patents by Inventor Nicholas TRUNFIO

Nicholas TRUNFIO 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: 11795516
    Abstract: Techniques for predicting an amount of at least one biomaterial produced or consumed by a biological system in a bioreactor are provided. Process conditions and metabolite concentrations are measured for the biological system as a function of time. Metabolic rates for the biological system, including specific consumption rates of metabolites and specific production rates of metabolites are determined. The process conditions and the metabolic rates are provided to a hybrid system model configured to predict production of the biomaterial. The hybrid system model includes a kinetic growth model configured to estimate cell growth as a function of time and a metabolic condition model based on metabolite specific consumption or secretion rates and select process conditions, wherein the metabolic condition model is configured to classify the biological system into a metabolic state. An amount of the biomaterial based on the hybrid system model is predicted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Sartorius Stedim Data Analytics AB
    Inventors: Christopher McCready, Nicholas Trunfio
  • Publication number: 20230323275
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for monitoring a bioprocess comprising a cell culture in a bioreactor is provided. The method including the steps of: obtaining measurements of the amount of biomass and the amount of one or more metabolites in the bioreactor as a function of bioprocess maturity, using the measurements to determining one or more metabolic condition variables; using a pre-trained multivariate model to determine the value of one or more latent variables as a function of bioprocess maturity, wherein the multivariate model is a linear model that uses process variables including the metabolic condition variables as predictor variables and maturity as a response variable; comparing the value(s) of the one or more latent variables to one or more predetermined values as a function of maturity; and determining on the basis of the comparison whether the bioprocess is operating normally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Trunfio, Christopher Peter McCready
  • Publication number: 20230081680
    Abstract: Techniques for predicting an amount of at least one biomaterial produced or consumed by a biological system in a bioreactor are provided. Process conditions and metabolite concentrations are measured for the biological system as a function of time. Metabolic rates for the biological system, including specific consumption rates of metabolites and specific production rates of metabolites are determined. The process conditions and the metabolic rates are provided to a hybrid system model configured to predict production of the biomaterial. The hybrid system model includes a kinetic growth model configured to estimate cell growth as a function of time and a metabolic condition model based on metabolite specific consumption or secretion rates and select process conditions, wherein the metabolic condition model is configured to classify the biological system into a metabolic state. An amount of the biomaterial based on the hybrid system model is predicted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Sartorius Stedim Data Analytics AB
    Inventors: Christopher McCready, Nicholas Trunfio
  • Patent number: 11542564
    Abstract: Techniques for predicting an amount of at least one biomaterial produced or consumed by a biological system in a bioreactor are provided. Process conditions and metabolite concentrations are measured for the biological system as a function of time. Metabolic rates for the biological system, including specific consumption rates of metabolites and specific production rates of metabolites are determined. The process conditions and the metabolic rates are provided to a hybrid system model configured to predict production of the biomaterial. The hybrid system model includes a kinetic growth model configured to estimate cell growth as a function of time and a metabolic condition model based on metabolite specific consumption or secretion rates and select process conditions, wherein the metabolic condition model is configured to classify the biological system into a metabolic state. An amount of the biomaterial based on the hybrid system model is predicted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Sartorius Stedim Data Analytics AB
    Inventors: Christopher McCready, Nicholas Trunfio
  • Publication number: 20210262047
    Abstract: Techniques for predicting an amount of at least one biomaterial produced or consumed by a biological system in a bioreactor are provided. Process conditions and metabolite concentrations are measured for the biological system as a function of time. Metabolic rates for the biological system, including specific consumption rates of metabolites and specific production rates of metabolites are determined. The process conditions and the metabolic rates are provided to a hybrid system model configured to predict production of the biomaterial. The hybrid system model includes a kinetic growth model configured to estimate cell growth as a function of time and a metabolic condition model based on metabolite specific consumption or secretion rates and select process conditions, wherein the metabolic condition model is configured to classify the biological system into a metabolic state. An amount of the biomaterial based on the hybrid system model is predicted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher MCCREADY, Nicholas TRUNFIO