Patents by Inventor Tawnya Flick

Tawnya Flick 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).

  • Publication number: 20240087866
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to electrophoretic mass spectrometry probes and systems and methods of uses thereof. In certain aspects, the invention provides a mass spectrometry probe having a hollow body with a distal tip, an electrically conductive hollow conduit, and an electrode. The electrically conductive hollow conduit may be operably coupled to a reservoir and a power source, and the electrically conductive hollow conduit may be configured to transport a liquid sample into the hollow body and polarize the liquid sample as it flows through the electrically conductive hollow conduit and into in the hollow body. The electrode and the electrically conductive hollow conduit are disposed within the hollow body (e.g., at different heights within the hollow body).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Graham Cooks, Tawnya Flick
  • Patent number: 11854781
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to electrophoretic mass spectrometry probes and systems and methods of uses thereof. In certain aspects, the invention provides a mass spectrometry probe having a hollow body with a distal tip, an electrically conductive hollow conduit, and an electrode. The electrically conductive hollow conduit may be operably coupled to a reservoir and a power source, and the electrically conductive hollow conduit may be configured to transport a liquid sample into the hollow body and polarize the liquid sample as it flows through the electrically conductive hollow conduit and into in the hollow body. The electrode and the electrically conductive hollow conduit are disposed within the hollow body (e.g., at different heights within the hollow body).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: Purdue Research Foundation, AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Robert Graham Cooks, Tawnya Flick
  • Publication number: 20230066637
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to electrophoretic mass spectrometry probes and systems and methods of uses thereof. In certain aspects, the invention provides a mass spectrometry probe having a hollow body with a distal tip, an electrically conductive hollow conduit, and an electrode. The electrically conductive hollow conduit may be operably coupled to a reservoir and a power source, and the electrically conductive hollow conduit may be configured to transport a liquid sample into the hollow body and polarize the liquid sample as it flows through the electrically conductive hollow conduit and into in the hollow body. The electrode and the electrically conductive hollow conduit are disposed within the hollow body (e.g., at different heights within the hollow body).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Graham Cooks, Tawnya Flick
  • Publication number: 20220199383
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for on-line reaction monitoring. In certain embodiments, the invention provides systems that include a reaction vessel having an outlet, a quantitation unit coupled to the outlet and configured to introduce internal standard and solvent into reaction solution flowed from the reaction vessel, one or more ion generating devices that receive flow from the quantitation unit, and a mass spectrometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Graham Cooks, Xin Yan, Christopher Pulliam, Ryan M. Bain, Tawnya Flick
  • Patent number: 11309172
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for on-line reaction monitoring. In certain embodiments, the invention provides systems that include a reaction vessel having an outlet, a quantitation unit coupled to the outlet and configured to introduce internal standard and solvent into reaction solution flowed from the reaction vessel, one or more ion generating devices that receive flow from the quantitation unit, and a mass spectrometer. In certain embodiments, the invention provides systems for multiple reaction monitoring that include a plurality of reaction vessels, a plurality of ion generating devices, a plurality of channels, each channel coupling a reaction vessel to an ion generating device, an actuator coupled to the plurality of ion generating devices to thereby allow movement of the plurality of ion generating devices, and a mass spectrometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Robert Graham Cooks, Xin Yan, Christopher Pulliam, Ryan M. Bain, Tawnya Flick
  • Publication number: 20210223260
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods for determining whether a peptide includes aspartate or isoaspartate. In certain aspects, methods of the invention involve binding an aspartate/isoaspartate residue in a peptide with a label to produce a labeled peptide. The labeled peptide is then ionized. The ionizing process causes the label to undergo rearrangement in a gas phase at a higher rate if the label is bound to the aspartate residue as compared to if the label is bound to the isoaspartate residue. The methods of the invention then involve performing a mass spectrometry analysis to detect the rearrangement of the label, thereby determining whether the peptide includes aspartate or isoaspartate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen T. Ayrton, Robert Graham Cooks, Tawnya Flick, Da Ren
  • Patent number: 10908165
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods for determining whether a peptide includes aspartate or isoaspartate. In certain aspects, methods of the invention involve binding an aspartate/isoaspartate residue in a peptide with a label to produce a labeled peptide. The labeled peptide is then ionized. The ionizing process causes the label to undergo rearrangement in a gas phase at a higher rate if the label is bound to the aspartate residue as compared to if the label is bound to the isoaspartate residue. The methods of the invention then involve performing a mass spectrometry analysis to detect the rearrangement of the label, thereby determining whether the peptide includes aspartate or isoaspartate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: Purdue Research Foundation, AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Stephen T. Ayrton, Robert Graham Cooks, Tawnya Flick, Da Ren
  • Publication number: 20190019662
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to electrophoretic mass spectrometry probes and systems and methods of uses thereof. In certain aspects, the invention provides a mass spectrometry probe having a hollow body with a distal tip, an electrically conductive hollow conduit, and an electrode. The electrically conductive hollow conduit may be operably coupled to a reservoir and a power source, and the electrically conductive hollow conduit may be configured to transport a liquid sample into the hollow body and polarize the liquid sample as it flows through the electrically conductive hollow conduit and into in the hollow body. The electrode and the electrically conductive hollow conduit are disposed within the hollow body (e.g., at different heights within the hollow body).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Graham Cooks, Tawnya Flick
  • Publication number: 20180356426
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods for determining whether a peptide includes aspartate or isoaspartate. In certain aspects, methods of the invention involve binding an aspartate/isoaspartate residue in a peptide with a label to produce a labeled peptide. The labeled peptide is then ionized. The ionizing process causes the label to undergo rearrangement in a gas phase at a higher rate if the label is bound to the aspartate residue as compared to if the label is bound to the isoaspartate residue. The methods of the invention then involve performing a mass spectrometry analysis to detect the rearrangement of the label, thereby determining whether the peptide includes aspartate or isoaspartate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicants: Purdue Research Foundation, AMGEN
    Inventors: Stephen T. Ayrton, Robert Graham Cooks, Tawnya Flick, Da Ren
  • Publication number: 20180047552
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for on-line reaction monitoring. In certain embodiments, the invention provides systems that include a reaction vessel having an outlet, a quantitation unit coupled to the outlet and configured to introduce internal standard and solvent into reaction solution flowed from the reaction vessel, one or more ion generating devices that receive flow from the quantitation unit, and a mass spectrometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Graham Cooks, Xin Yan, Christopher Pulliam, Ryan M. Bain, Tawnya Flick