Patents by Inventor Thomas Charles Henighan

Thomas Charles Henighan 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).

  • Magnetic platforms for biomolecule trappings, manipulations, and sorting
    Patent number: 8906691
    Abstract: A magnetic platform is provided and includes a patterned array of discrete magnetic elements positioned on a substrate, a plurality of first electromagnets for creating a first magnetic field substantially in the plane of the substrate, an electromagnetic coil for creating a second magnetic field substantially perpendicular to the plane of the substrate, and a control device for controlling the application of the magnetic fields. Processes for manipulating, transporting, separating and sorting micro-or nano-scale particles and biomolecules are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: The Ohio State University
    Inventors: Ratnasingham Sooryakumar, Thomas Charles Henighan, Gregory B. Vieira, Jeffrey J. Chalmers
  • MAGNETIC PLATFORMS FOR BIOMOLECULE TRAPPINGS, MANIPULATIONS, AND SORTING
    Publication number: 20140199747
    Abstract: A magnetic platform is provided and includes a patterned array of discrete magnetic elements positioned on a substrate, a plurality of first electromagnets for creating a first magnetic field substantially in the plane of the substrate, an electromagnetic coil for creating a second magnetic field substantially perpendicular to the plane of the substrate, and a control device for controlling the application of the magnetic fields. Processes for manipulating, transporting, separating and sorting micro- or nano-scale particles and biomolecules are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Ratnasingham Sooryakumar, Thomas Charles Henighan, Gregory B. Vieira, Jeffrey J. Chalmers
  • Magnetic platforms for biomolecule trappings, manipulations, and sorting
    Patent number: 8691557
    Abstract: A magnetic platform is provided and includes a patterned array of discrete magnetic elements positioned on a substrate, a plurality of first electromagnets for creating a first magnetic field substantially in the plane of the substrate, an electromagnetic coil for creating a second magnetic field substantially perpendicular to the plane of the substrate, and a control device for controlling the application of the magnetic fields. Processes for manipulating, transporting, separating and sorting micro- or nano-scale particles and biomolecules are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: The Ohio State University
    Inventors: Ratnasingham Sooryakumar, Thomas Charles Henighan, Gregory B. Vieira, Jeffrey J. Chalmers
  • MAGNETIC PLATFORMS FOR BIOMOLECULE TRAPPINGS, MANIPULATIONS, AND SORTING
    Publication number: 20110294185
    Abstract: A magnetic platform is provided and includes a patterned array of discrete magnetic elements positioned on a substrate, a plurality of first electromagnets for creating a first magnetic field substantially in the plane of the substrate, an electromagnetic coil for creating a second magnetic field substantially perpendicular to the plane of the substrate, and a control device for controlling the application of the magnetic fields. Processes for manipulating, transporting, separating and sorting micro- or nano-scale particles and biomolecules are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Ratnasingham Sooryakumar, Thomas Charles Henighan, Gregory B. Vieira, Jeffrey J. Chalmers