Patents by Inventor Nikul Patel

Nikul Patel 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: 10550366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell culture support including a substrate and a thermoresponsive polymeric blend layer, wherein the polymeric blend layer includes at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one network forming adhesion promoter. The present invention further relates a method of making a cell culture complex including: providing a substrate; blending at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one network forming adhesion promoter to provide a polymeric blend; applying a thin film of said polymeric blend to the substrate to provide a polymeric blend layer on the substrate; curing the polymeric blend layer on the substrate to provide a cell culture support; and depositing cells onto said cell culture support, wherein the cells may optionally further include medium, to provide a cell culture complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
    Inventors: Bi-Min Newby, Nikul Patel, John Cavicchia, Ge Zhang
  • Patent number: 10521159
    Abstract: Presented herein are system and method for providing a non-disruptive mechanism for splitting a parent volume located on a first aggregate into a new volume, the method comprising: splitting the parent volume, by the network storage system, into a new volume, wherein the new volume comprises an application; and providing a snapshot of the parent volume at the new volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Nikul Patel, Prathamesh Deshpande, Rupa Natarajan, Anureita Rao, Vikhyath Rao
  • Publication number: 20190114117
    Abstract: Presented herein are system and method for providing a non-disruptive mechanism for splitting a parent volume located on a first aggregate into a new volume, the method comprising: splitting the parent volume, by the network storage system, into a new volume, wherein the new volume comprises an application; and providing a snapshot of the parent volume at the new volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Nikul PATEL, Prathamesh DESHPANDE, Rupa NATARAJAN, Anureita RAO, Vikhyath RAO
  • Publication number: 20170260497
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell culture support including a substrate and a thermoresponsive polymeric blend layer, wherein the polymeric blend layer includes at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one network forming adhesion promoter. The present invention further relates a method of making a cell culture complex including: providing a substrate; blending at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one network forming adhesion promoter to provide a polymeric blend; applying a thin film of said polymeric blend to the substrate to provide a polymeric blend layer on the substrate; curing the polymeric blend layer on the substrate to provide a cell culture support; and depositing cells onto said cell culture support, wherein the cells may optionally further include medium, to provide a cell culture complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Bi-Min Newby, Nikul Patel, John Cavicchia, Ge Zhang
  • Patent number: 9701939
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell culture support comprising a substrate and a thermoresponsive polymeric blend layer, wherein the polymeric blend layer comprises at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one network forming adhesion promoter. The present invention further relates a method of making a cell culture complex comprising: providing a substrate; blending at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one network forming adhesion promoter to provide a polymeric blend; applying a thin film of said polymeric blend to the substrate to provide a polymeric blend layer on the substrate; curing the polymeric blend layer on the substrate to provide a cell culture support; and depositing cells onto said cell culture support, wherein the cells may optionally further comprise medium, to provide a cell culture complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: The University of Akron
    Inventors: Bi-Min Newby, Nikul Patel, John Cavicchia, Ge Zhang
  • Patent number: 9183208
    Abstract: Many applications and computing environments, such as data storage systems, provide data backup and restoration features. It may be advantageous to provide file level backups that may be accessible to a user through a directory structure of a file system. Accordingly, fileshots comprising backup data of a file may be stored as metadata of the file. For example, a fileshot may be stored within a stream directory as a hidden stream linked off of the file. Fileshots may be associated within a directory interface (e.g., a command prompt or graphical user interface), which may be presented to a user. In this way, the user may access and/or manage fileshots through the directory interface (e.g., the user may create fileshots, restore files with fileshots, copy fileshots, etc.). Additionally, fileshot metadata may be maintained for fileshots. The fileshot metadata may be used to locate fileshot and/or perform fileshot commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Anuja Jaiswal, Nikul Patel, Devang K. Shah
  • Publication number: 20140193911
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell culture support comprising a substrate and a thermoresponsive polymeric blend layer, wherein the polymeric blend layer comprises at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one network forming adhesion promoter. The present invention further relates a method of making a cell culture complex comprising: providing a substrate; blending at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one network forming adhesion promoter to provide a polymeric blend; applying a thin film of said polymeric blend to the substrate to provide a polymeric blend layer on the substrate; curing the polymeric blend layer on the substrate to provide a cell culture support; and depositing cells onto said cell culture support, wherein the cells may optionally further comprise medium, to provide a cell culture complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
    Inventors: Bi-Min Newby, Nikul Patel, John Cavicchia, Ge Zhang
  • Patent number: 7255439
    Abstract: An eye diversion assembly includes a base that has a top wall, a bottom wall and a perimeter wall. A pair of supports extends upwardly from the top wall. An axle is rotatably coupled to and extends between the supports. The axle extends through a plurality of panels. The axle extends through a central area of each of the panels. At least one of the panels is fixedly coupled to the axle and at least one of the panels is rotatably coupled to the axle. Each of a plurality of magnets is attached to one of the panels. A drive assembly mounted in the base is mechanically coupled to the axle. The drive assembly is configured to selectively rotate the axle. A power supply is electrically coupled to the drive assembly. A person's eyes are diverted toward the panels when the drive assembly is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Inventor: Nikul Patel