Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Diefenbach

Thomas J. Diefenbach 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).

  • Methods, tip assemblies and kits for introducing material into cells
    Patent number: 11473107
    Abstract: Methods, tip assemblies and kits are provided for introducing material into cells. The tip assemblies include an attachment portion, a channel portion, and a constriction that function to reduce fluid pressure as a fluid passes through the constriction portion from the channel portion, whereby the tip assemblies form pores in the membranes of cells and introduce material into the cells. The material includes for example one selected from the group of: an inorganic compound, a drug, a genetic material, a protein, a carbohydrate, a synthetic polymer, and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Tufts University
    Inventor: Thomas J. Diefenbach
  • Methods, tip assemblies and kits for introducing material into cells
    Publication number: 20200063163
    Abstract: Methods, tip assemblies and kits are provided for introducing material into cells. The tip assemblies include an attachment portion, a channel portion, and a constriction that function to reduce fluid pressure as a fluid passes through the constriction portion from the channel portion, whereby the tip assemblies form pores in the membranes of cells and introduce material into the cells. The material includes for example one selected from the group of: an inorganic compound, a drug, a genetic material, a protein, a carbohydrate, a synthetic polymer, and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Tufts University
    Inventor: Thomas J. Diefenbach
  • Methods tip assemblies and kits for introducing material into cells
    Patent number: 10364441
    Abstract: Methods, tip assemblies and kits are provided for introducing material into cells. The tip assemblies include an attachment portion, a channel portion, and a constriction that function to reduce fluid pressure as a fluid passes through the constriction portion from the channel portion, whereby the tip assemblies form pores in the membranes of cells and introduce material into the cells. The material includes for example one selected from the group of: an inorganic compound, a drug, a genetic material, a protein, a carbohydrate, a synthetic polymer, and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Tufts University
    Inventor: Thomas J. Diefenbach
  • Methods, tip assemblies and kits for introducing material into cells
    Publication number: 20190048364
    Abstract: Methods, tip assemblies and kits are provided for introducing material into cells. The tip assemblies include an attachment portion, a channel portion, and a constriction that function to reduce fluid pressure as a fluid passes through the constriction portion from the channel portion, whereby the tip assemblies form pores in the membranes of cells and introduce material into the cells. The material includes for example one selected from the group of: an inorganic compound, a drug, a genetic material, a protein, a carbohydrate, a synthetic polymer, and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Tufts University
    Inventor: Thomas J. Diefenbach
  • Methods, tip assemblies and kits for introducing material into cells
    Publication number: 20150284741
    Abstract: Methods, tip assemblies and kits are provided for introducing material into cells. The tip assemblies include an attachment portion, a channel portion, and a constriction that function to reduce fluid pressure as a fluid passes through the constriction portion from the channel portion, whereby the tip assemblies form pores in the membranes of cells and introduce material into the cells. The material includes for example one selected from the group of: an inorganic compound, a drug, a genetic material, a protein, a carbohydrate, a synthetic polymer, and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas J. Diefenbach
  • Methods tip assemblies and kits for introducing material into cells
    Patent number: 9017991
    Abstract: Methods, tip assemblies and kits are provided for introducing material into cells. The tip assemblies include an attachment portion, a channel portion, and a constriction that function to reduce fluid pressure as a fluid passes through the constriction portion from the channel portion, whereby the tip assemblies form pores in the membranes of cells and introduce material into the cells. The material includes for example one selected from the group of: an inorganic compound, a drug, a genetic material, a protein, a carbohydrate, a synthetic polymer, and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Tufts University
    Inventor: Thomas J. Diefenbach
  • Methods, tip assemblies and kits for introducing material into cells
    Publication number: 20120064518
    Abstract: Methods, tip assemblies and kits are provided for introducing material into cells. The tip assemblies include an attachment portion, a channel portion, and a constriction that function to reduce fluid pressure as a fluid passes through the constriction portion from the channel portion, whereby the tip assemblies form pores in the membranes of cells and introduce material into the cells. The material includes for example one selected from the group of: an inorganic compound, a drug, a genetic material, a protein, a carbohydrate, a synthetic polymer, and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: TUFTS UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Thomas J. Diefenbach