Patents by Inventor Shashi K. Murthy

Shashi K. Murthy 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: 11447732
    Abstract: Cell culture systems and methods provide improved immunotherapeutic product manufacturing with greater scalability, flexibility, and automation. Cell culture systems are configured with interchangeable cartridges, allowing versatility and scalability. Systems are configured to have multiple connected cell culture chambers, which allows parallel processing of different types of cells. Gas-impermeable cell culture chambers and methods for generating cells in closed systems prevent contamination and user error. Methods for recycling cell culture medium provide additional efficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: FLASKWORKS, LLC
    Inventors: Shashi K. Murthy, Andrew Kozbial
  • Publication number: 20220282200
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods can be used for the automated production of dendritic cells (DC) from dendritic cell progenitors, such as monocytes obtained from peripheral blood, and the automated generation of immunotherapeutic products from those dendritic cells, all within a closed system. The invention makes it possible to obtain sufficient quantities of a subject's own DC for use in preparing and characterizing vaccines, for activating and characterizing the activation state of the subject's immune response, and to aid in preventing and/or treating cancer or infectious disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventor: Shashi K. Murthy
  • Patent number: 11434459
    Abstract: Cell culture systems and methods provide improved immunotherapeutic product manufacturing with greater scalability, flexibility, and automation. Cell culture systems are configured with interchangeable cartridges, allowing versatility and scalability. Systems are configured to have multiple connected cell culture chambers, which allows parallel processing of different types of cells. Gas-impermeable cell culture chambers and methods for generating cells in closed systems prevent contamination and user error. Methods for recycling cell culture medium provide additional efficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: FLASKWORKS, LLC
    Inventors: Shashi K. Murthy, Andrew Kozbial
  • Publication number: 20220235305
    Abstract: Cell culture systems and methods provide improved immunotherapeutic product manufacturing with greater scalability, flexibility, and automation. Cell culture systems are configured with interchangeable cartridges, allowing versatility and scalability. Systems are configured to have multiple connected cell culture chambers, which allows parallel processing of different types of cells. Gas-impermeable cell culture chambers and methods for generating cells in closed systems prevent contamination and user error. Methods for recycling cell culture medium provide additional efficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Shashi K. Murthy, Andrew Kozbial
  • Patent number: 11371008
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods can be used for the automated production of dendritic cells (DC) from dendritic cell progenitors, such as monocytes obtained from peripheral blood, and the automated generation of immunotherapeutic products from those dendritic cells, all within a closed system. The invention makes it possible to obtain sufficient quantities of a subject's own DC for use in preparing and characterizing vaccines, for activating and characterizing the activation state of the subject's immune response, and to aid in preventing and/or treating cancer or infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventor: Shashi K. Murthy
  • Patent number: 11351538
    Abstract: An embodiment is a scientific fluidic device and a method of assembly of single and multilayer fluidic devices via laser cut and assembly of double sided adhesives. The device includes a member defining a cavity and having two sides, both sides including an adhesive compound, and at least one substrate defining at least two plenums and coupling to the member, forming a flow path. The components of the fluidic device are produced via laser cut and assembly methods. The fluidic device remains intact via adhesive coupling between the substrate(s), member(s), and membrane(s). Altogether, the fluidic device requires assembly that is efficient and economical, resulting in high throughput manufacturing of the fluidic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sanjin Hosic, Ryan A. Koppes, Shashi K. Murthy, Abigail N. Koppes, Jonathan R. Soucy
  • Publication number: 20220169972
    Abstract: Systems for monitoring and controlling cell culture comprise a cell culture apparatus operably associated with a controller. The controller comprises a hardware processor coupled to memory containing instructions executable by the processor to cause the controller to receive data associated with cells to be cultured; connect to one or more databases to receive cell culture protocol data; and determine a cell culture protocol for the cells to be cultured. Methods of determining a cell culture protocol comprise receiving data associated with cells to be cultured; connecting to one or more databases to receive data about cell culture protocols; and determining a cell culture protocol for the cells to be cultured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Shashi K. Murthy
  • Patent number: 11268058
    Abstract: Cell culture systems and methods provide improved immunotherapeutic product manufacturing with greater scalability, flexibility, and automation. Cell culture systems are configured with interchangeable cartridges, allowing versatility and scalability. Systems are configured to have multiple connected cell culture chambers, which allows parallel processing of different types of cells. Gas-impermeable cell culture chambers and methods for generating cells in closed systems prevent contamination and user error. Methods for recycling cell culture medium provide additional efficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: FLASKWORKS, LLC
    Inventors: Shashi K. Murthy, Andrew Kozbial
  • Publication number: 20210115402
    Abstract: Cell culture systems and methods provide improved immunotherapeutic product manufacturing with greater scalability, flexibility, and automation. Cell culture systems are configured with interchangeable cartridges, allowing versatility and scalability. Systems are configured to have multiple connected cell culture chambers, which allows parallel processing of different types of cells. Gas-impermeable cell culture chambers and methods for generating cells in closed systems prevent contamination and user error. Methods for recycling cell culture medium provide additional efficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Shashi K. Murthy, Andrew Kozbial
  • Publication number: 20210115384
    Abstract: Cell culture systems and methods provide improved immunotherapeutic product manufacturing with greater scalability, flexibility, and automation. Cell culture systems are configured with interchangeable cartridges, allowing versatility and scalability. Systems are configured to have multiple connected cell culture chambers, which allows parallel processing of different types of cells. Gas-impermeable cell culture chambers and methods for generating cells in closed systems prevent contamination and user error. Methods for recycling cell culture medium provide additional efficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Shashi K. Murthy, Andrew Kozbial
  • Publication number: 20210115372
    Abstract: Cell culture systems and methods provide improved immunotherapeutic product manufacturing with greater scalability, flexibility, and automation. Cell culture systems are configured with interchangeable cartridges, allowing versatility and scalability. Systems are configured to have multiple connected cell culture chambers, which allows parallel processing of different types of cells. Gas-impermeable cell culture chambers and methods for generating cells in closed systems prevent contamination and user error. Methods for recycling cell culture medium provide additional efficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Shashi K. Murthy, Andrew Kozbial
  • Publication number: 20210115382
    Abstract: Cell culture systems and methods provide improved immunotherapeutic product manufacturing with greater scalability, flexibility, and automation. Cell culture systems are configured with interchangeable cartridges, allowing versatility and scalability. Systems are configured to have multiple connected cell culture chambers, which allows parallel processing of different types of cells. Gas-impermeable cell culture chambers and methods for generating cells in closed systems prevent contamination and user error. Methods for recycling cell culture medium provide additional efficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Shashi K. Murthy, Andrew Kozbial
  • Publication number: 20210115373
    Abstract: Cell culture systems and methods provide improved immunotherapeutic product manufacturing with greater scalability, flexibility, and automation. Cell culture systems are configured with interchangeable cartridges, allowing versatility and scalability. Systems are configured to have multiple connected cell culture chambers, which allows parallel processing of different types of cells. Gas-impermeable cell culture chambers and methods for generating cells in closed systems prevent contamination and user error. Methods for recycling cell culture medium provide additional efficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Shashi K. Murthy, Andrew Kozbial
  • Publication number: 20210115374
    Abstract: Cell culture systems and methods provide improved immunotherapeutic product manufacturing with greater scalability, flexibility, and automation. Cell culture systems are configured with interchangeable cartridges, allowing versatility and scalability. Systems are configured to have multiple connected cell culture chambers, which allows parallel processing of different types of cells. Gas-impermeable cell culture chambers and methods for generating cells in closed systems prevent contamination and user error. Methods for recycling cell culture medium provide additional efficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Shashi K. Murthy, Andrew Kozbial
  • Publication number: 20210115375
    Abstract: Cell culture systems and methods provide improved immunotherapeutic product manufacturing with greater scalability, flexibility, and automation. Cell culture systems are configured with interchangeable cartridges, allowing versatility and scalability. Systems are configured to have multiple connected cell culture chambers, which allows parallel processing of different types of cells. Gas-impermeable cell culture chambers and methods for generating cells in closed systems prevent contamination and user error. Methods for recycling cell culture medium provide additional efficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Shashi K. Murthy, Andrew Kozbial
  • Publication number: 20210047600
    Abstract: An automated cell culture system with one or more pumps configured to operate on a duty cycle prevents excess heat generation, allowing the cell culture system to operate inside a conventional incubator without overheating. The duty cycle involves switching the pump between on and off modes. By running pumps for a short period of time and then shutting them off, less heat is produced. To account for the reduced pumping time during the cycle, the pump can be run at a higher flow rate while it is on, so that the average flow rate over the course of the cycle is not reduced. Systems of the invention employ duty cycles in which the on-cycle is shorter than the off-cycle, and particularly where the on-cycle is less than 20% of the duration of the entire duty cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventor: Shashi K. Murthy
  • Publication number: 20200385678
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods can be used for the automated production of dendritic cells (DC) from dendritic cell progenitors, such as monocytes obtained from peripheral blood. The invention makes it possible to obtain sufficient quantities of a subject's own DC for use in preparing and characterizing vaccines, for activating and characterizing the activation state of the subject's immune response, and to aid in preventing and/or treating cancer or infectious disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Shashi K. Murthy, Bradley B. Collier
  • Publication number: 20200308523
    Abstract: The invention provides cell culture chambers and methods of use thereof. In certain embodiments, the cell culture chambers and methods provide for an expansion and stimulation of T-cells using autologous antigen-presented cells to provide a therapeutic T-cell product that can mobilize a patient's own immune system in a manner that selectively targets a patient's tumor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Shashi K. Murthy
  • Patent number: 10731131
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods can be used for the automated production of dendritic cells (DC) from dendritic cell progenitors, such as monocytes obtained from peripheral blood. The invention makes it possible to obtain sufficient quantities of a subject's own DC for use in preparing and characterizing vaccines, for activating and characterizing the activation state of the subject's immune response, and to aid in preventing and/or treating cancer or infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shashi K. Murthy, Bradley B. Collier
  • Publication number: 20190083979
    Abstract: An embodiment is a scientific fluidic device and a method of assembly of single and multilayer fluidic devices via laser cut and assembly of double sided adhesives. The device includes a member defining a cavity and having two sides, both sides including an adhesive compound, and at least one substrate defining at least two plenums and coupling to the member, forming a flow path. The components of the fluidic device are produced via laser cut and assembly methods. The fluidic device remains intact via adhesive coupling between the substrate(s), member(s), and membrane(s). Altogether, the fluidic device requires assembly that is efficient and economical, resulting in high throughput manufacturing of the fluidic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Sanjin Hosic, Ryan A. Koppes, Shashi K. Murthy, Abigail N. Koppes, Jonathan R. Soucy