Patents by Inventor Sam Tuck
Sam Tuck 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).
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Publication number: 20240066519Abstract: A system and method for target material retrieval and processing, the system comprising: an adaptor configured to interface with a capture region of a capture substrate for capturing particles in single-particle format within a set of wells, wherein the adaptor comprises a first region configured to interface with the capture region, a second region, and a cavity extending from the first region to the second region; and a support structure coupled to the adaptor and providing a set of operation modes for movement of the adaptor relative to the capture substrate. The system enables methods for magnetic and/or other force-based methods of retrieval of target material (e.g., derived from single cells).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Kalyan Handique, Swati Ranade, Vishal Sharma, Austin Payne, Sam Tuck
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Patent number: 11865542Abstract: A system and method, wherein the system includes: an array of wells defined at a substrate, each well including an open surface and a well cavity and a fluid delivery module including a fluid pathway through which fluid flow is controlled along a fluid path in a direction parallel to the broad face of the substrate; and wherein the method includes: generating a set of genetic complexes within individual wells of the array of wells.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Inventors: Kalyan Handique, Vishal Sharma, Priyadarshini Gogoi, William Chow, Austin Payne, Kyle Gleason, Brian Boniface, John Connolly, Sam Tuck
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Patent number: 11833507Abstract: A system and method for target material retrieval and processing, the system comprising: an adaptor configured to interface with a capture region of a capture substrate for capturing particles in single-particle format within a set of wells, wherein the adaptor comprises a first region configured to interface with the capture region, a second region, and a cavity extending from the first region to the second region; and a support structure coupled to the adaptor and providing a set of operation modes for movement of the adaptor relative to the capture substrate. The system enables methods for magnetic and/or other force-based methods of retrieval of target material (e.g., derived from single cells).Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Kalyan Handique, Swati Ranade, Vishal Sharma, Austin Payne, Sam Tuck
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Publication number: 20230037836Abstract: A system and method for isolating and analyzing single cells, wherein the system includes: an array of wells defined at a substrate, each well including an open surface and a well cavity configured to capture cells in one of a single-cell format and single-cluster format, and a fluid delivery module including a fluid reservoir superior to the array of wells through which fluid flow is controlled along a fluid path in a direction parallel to the broad face of the substrate; and wherein the method includes: capturing a population of non-cell particles into the array of wells in single-particle format; releasing, from the non-cell particles, a set of probes into the array of wells; capturing a population of cells into the array of wells in single-cell format; releasing biomolecules from each captured cell into the array of wells; and generating a set of genetic complexes comprising the biomolecules associated with a single captured cell and a subset of probes within individual wells of the array of wells.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Kalyan Handique, Vishal Sharma, Priyadarshini Gogoi, William Chow, Austin Payne, Kyle Gleason, Brian Boniface, John Connolly, Sam Tuck
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Patent number: 11504714Abstract: A system and method for isolating and analyzing single cells, wherein the system includes: an array of wells defined at a substrate, each well including an open surface and a well cavity configured to capture cells in one of a single-cell format and single-cluster format, and a fluid delivery module including a fluid reservoir superior to the array of wells through which fluid flow is controlled along a fluid path in a direction parallel to the broad face of the substrate; and wherein the method includes: capturing a population of non-cell particles into the array of wells in single-particle format; releasing, from the non-cell particles, a set of probes into the array of wells; capturing a population of cells into the array of wells in single-cell format; releasing biomolecules from each captured cell into the array of wells; and generating a set of genetic complexes comprising the biomolecules associated with a single captured cell and a subset of probes within individual wells of the array of wells.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Kalyan Handique, Vishal Sharma, Priyadarshini Gogoi, William Chow, Austin Payne, Kyle Gleason, Brian Boniface, John Connolly, Sam Tuck
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Patent number: 11358146Abstract: A system and method for isolating and analyzing single cells, wherein the system includes: an array of wells defined at a substrate, each well including an open surface and a well cavity configured to capture cells in one of a single-cell format and single-cluster format, and a fluid delivery module including a fluid reservoir through which fluid flow is controlled along a fluid path; and wherein the method includes: capturing a population of particles into the array of wells in single-particle format; releasing, from the particles, a set of probes into the array of wells; capturing a population of cells into the array of wells in single-cell format; releasing biomolecules from each captured cell into the array of wells; and generating a set of genetic complexes comprising the biomolecules associated with a single captured cell and a subset of probes within individual wells of the array of wells.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Kalyan Handique, Vishal Sharma, Priyadarshini Gogoi, William Chow, Austin Payne, Kyle Gleason, Brian Boniface, John Connolly, Sam Tuck
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Publication number: 20220152606Abstract: A system and method for target material retrieval and processing, the system comprising: an adaptor configured to interface with a capture region of a capture substrate for capturing particles in single-particle format within a set of wells, wherein the adaptor comprises a first region configured to interface with the capture region, a second region, and a cavity extending from the first region to the second region; and a support structure coupled to the adaptor and providing a set of operation modes for movement of the adaptor relative to the capture substrate. The system enables methods for magnetic and/or other force-based methods of retrieval of target material (e.g., derived from single cells).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Kalyan Handique, Swati Ranade, Vishal Sharma, Austin Payne, Sam Tuck
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Patent number: 11273439Abstract: A system and method for target material retrieval and processing, the system comprising: an adaptor configured to interface with a capture region of a capture substrate for capturing particles in single-particle format within a set of wells, wherein the adaptor comprises a first region configured to interface with the capture region, a second region, and a cavity extending from the first region to the second region; and a support structure coupled to the adaptor and providing a set of operation modes for movement of the adaptor relative to the capture substrate. The system enables methods for magnetic and/or other force-based methods of retrieval of target material (e.g., derived from single cells).Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Kalyan Handique, Swati Ranade, Vishal Sharma, Austin Payne, Sam Tuck
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Publication number: 20210283608Abstract: A system and method for isolating and analyzing single cells, wherein the system includes: an array of wells defined at a substrate, each well including an open surface and a well cavity configured to capture cells in one of a single-cell format and single-cluster format, and a fluid delivery module including a fluid reservoir superior to the array of wells through which fluid flow is controlled along a fluid path in a direction parallel to the broad face of the substrate; and wherein the method includes: capturing a population of non-cell particles into the array of wells in single-particle format; releasing, from the non-cell particles, a set of probes into the array of wells; capturing a population of cells into the array of wells in single-cell format; releasing biomolecules from each captured cell into the array of wells; and generating a set of genetic complexes comprising the biomolecules associated with a single captured cell and a subset of probes within individual wells of the array of wells.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Kalyan Handique, Vishal Sharma, Priyadarshini Gogoi, William Chow, Austin Payne, Kyle Gleason, Brian Boniface, John Connolly, Sam Tuck
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Publication number: 20200353459Abstract: A system and method for target material retrieval and processing, the system comprising: an adaptor configured to interface with a capture region of a capture substrate for capturing particles in single-particle format within a set of wells, wherein the adaptor comprises a first region configured to interface with the capture region, a second region, and a cavity extending from the first region to the second region; and a support structure coupled to the adaptor and providing a set of operation modes for movement of the adaptor relative to the capture substrate. The system enables methods for magnetic and/or other force-based methods of retrieval of target material (e.g., derived from single cells).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Kalyan Handique, Swati Ranade, Vishal Sharma, Austin Payne, Sam Tuck
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Publication number: 20200230604Abstract: A system and method for isolating and analyzing single cells, wherein the system includes: an array of wells defined at a substrate, each well including an open surface and a well cavity configured to capture cells in one of a single-cell format and single-cluster format, and a fluid delivery module including a fluid reservoir superior to the array of wells through which fluid flow is controlled along a fluid path in a direction parallel to the broad face of the substrate; and wherein the method includes: capturing a population of non-cell particles into the array of wells in single-particle format; releasing, from the non-cell particles, a set of probes into the array of wells; capturing a population of cells into the array of wells in single-cell format; releasing biomolecules from each captured cell into the array of wells; and generating a set of genetic complexes comprising the biomolecules associated with a single captured cell and a subset of probes within individual wells of the array of wells.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Kalyan Handique, Vishal Sharma, Priyadarshini Gogoi, William Chow, Austin Payne, Kyle Gleason, Brian Boniface, John Connolly, Sam Tuck
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Patent number: 10391492Abstract: A system and method for isolating and analyzing single cells, wherein the system includes: an array of wells defined at a substrate, each well including an open surface and a well cavity configured to capture cells in one of a single-cell format and single-cluster format, and a fluid delivery module including a fluid reservoir superior to the array of wells through which fluid flow is controlled along a fluid path in a direction parallel to the broad face of the substrate; and wherein the method includes: distributing a population of cells and a population of non-cell particles across the array of wells through the fluid reservoir to increase capture efficiency of individual cell-particle pairs within the array of wells, and processing the captured cell-particle pairs at the set of wells.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Celsee Diagnostics, Inc.Inventors: Kalyan Handique, Vishal Sharma, Priyadarshini Gogoi, William Chow, Austin Payne, Kyle Gleason, Brian Boniface, John Connolly, Sam Tuck
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Publication number: 20190064168Abstract: A system and method for isolating and analyzing single cells, wherein the system includes: an array of wells defined at a substrate, each well including an open surface and a well cavity configured to capture cells in one of a single-cell format and single-cluster format, and a fluid delivery module including a fluid reservoir superior to the array of wells through which fluid flow is controlled along a fluid path in a direction parallel to the broad face of the substrate; and wherein the method includes: distributing a population of cells and a population of non-cell particles across the array of wells through the fluid reservoir to increase capture efficiency of individual cell-particle pairs within the array of wells, and processing the captured cell-particle pairs at the set of wells.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Kalyan Handique, Vishal Sharma, Priyadarshini Gogoi, William Chow, Austin Payne, Kyle Gleason, Brian Boniface, John Connolly, Sam Tuck