Patents by Inventor Sean Kenneth Sullivan

Sean Kenneth Sullivan 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: 10329524
    Abstract: A bioreactor consumable unit (50; 500) comprises a bioreactor part (60); a fluid feed container part (80) integrally connected with the bioreactor part and including at least one fluid feed container (82) in fluid communication with the bioreactor (60); and an integral pumping element (100, 110; 160, 206) configured to enable fluid to flow from the at least one fluid feed container (82) to the bioreactor (60). The bioreactor part (60) includes a bioreactor chamber (62) and a stirrer (64) for agitation of a cell culture (66) in the chamber. The pumping element comprises a combination of a syringe pump (110) and an associated three-way valve (102). The bioreactor consumable unit (50; 500) may be inserted into a receiving station (20) of a cell culture module (10) for the processing and control of a bioreaction in the bioreactor chamber (62).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: THE AUTOMATION PARTNERSHIP (CAMBRIDGE) LTD.
    Inventors: Adrian Neil Bargh, Adrian James Stacey, Sean Kenneth Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20160152936
    Abstract: A bioreactor consumable unit (50; 500) comprises a bioreactor part (60); a fluid feed container part (80) integrally connected with the bioreactor part and including at least one fluid feed container (82) in fluid communication with the bioreactor (60); and an integral pumping element (100, 110; 160, 206) configured to enable fluid to flow from the at least one fluid feed container (82) to the bioreactor (60). The bioreactor part (60) includes a bioreactor chamber (62) and a stirrer (64) for agitation of a cell culture (66) in the chamber. The pumping element comprises a combination of a syringe pump (110) and an associated three-way valve (102). The bioreactor consumable unit (50; 500) may be inserted into a receiving station (20) of a cell culture module (10) for the processing and control of a bioreaction in the bioreactor chamber (62).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Adrian Neil BARGH, Adrian James STACEY, Sean Kenneth SULLIVAN
  • Patent number: D735880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: TAP BIOSYSTEMS (PHC) LIMITED
    Inventors: Adrian Neil Bargh, Sean Kenneth Sullivan
  • Patent number: D769755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: TAP Biosystems (PHC) Limited
    Inventors: Adrian Neil Bargh, Adrian James Stacey, Sean Kenneth Sullivan