Patents by Inventor Orkan M. TELHAN

Orkan M. TELHAN 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).

  • System, method, and device for high-throughput, automated culturing of genetically modified organisms
    Patent number: 10954483
    Abstract: A fluid transfer system includes a transfer carousel capable of rotational and/or translational movement; at least one holding vessel (e.g. syringe) having a plunger, wherein the syringe is connected to the transfer carousel such that the movement of the transfer carousel results in movement of the syringe and wherein the syringe is capable of translational movement relative to the transfer carousel; a drive motor connected to the syringe that is capable of controlling the position of the plunger; and a peripheral module comprising at least one vessel that is capable of containing a fluid, wherein the vessel has an opening that can be mated with the syringe to allow fluid transfer between the vessel and the syringe. Methods for transferring a fluid are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
    Inventors: Michael Hogan, Orkan M. Telhan, Karen Hogan
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT, AUTOMATED CULTURING OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
    Publication number: 20180051243
    Abstract: A fluid transfer system includes a transfer carousel capable of rotational and/or translational movement; at least one holding vessel (e.g. syringe) having a plunger, wherein the syringe is connected to the transfer carousel such that the movement of the transfer carousel results in movement of the syringe and wherein the syringe is capable of translational movement relative to the transfer carousel; a drive motor connected to the syringe that is capable of controlling the position of the plunger; and a peripheral module comprising at least one vessel that is capable of containing a fluid, wherein the vessel has an opening that can be mated with the syringe to allow fluid transfer between the vessel and the syringe. Methods for transferring a fluid are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Michael HOGAN, Orkan M. TELHAN, Karen HOGAN