Patents by Inventor Oliver Castell

Oliver Castell 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).

  • MEASUREMENT OF ANALYTES WITH MEMBRANE CHANNEL MOLECULES, AND BILAYER ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20240076734
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detection of analyte interaction with a channel molecule held in a membrane, comprising the optical detection of a modification in the flux of a signal molecule as it passes through the channel molecule by the action of a membrane potential, wherein the modification in the flux is caused by at least partial blockage of the channel molecule by the analyte. The invention further relates to bilayer arrays, components, methods of manufacture and use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark WALLACE, Hagan Bayley, Shuo Huang, Oliver Castell, Mercedes Romero-Ruiz
  • Artificial cells
    Patent number: 11207687
    Abstract: The invention relates to an artificial cell system comprising at least one droplet-interface bilayer (DIB) encased within a shell; a suspension comprising same; and a method and a device for the manufacture of same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CARDIFF CONSULTANTS LTD
    Inventors: Oliver Castell, David Barrow, Divesh Baxani
  • ARTIFICIAL CELLS
    Publication number: 20190255529
    Abstract: The invention relates to an artificial cell system comprising at least one droplet-interface bilayer (DIB) encased within a shell; a suspension comprising same; and a method and a device for the manufacture of same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Oliver Castell, David Barrow, Divesh Baxani