Patents by Inventor Timothy Gerard Hughes

Timothy Gerard Hughes 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).

  • Systems and methods for freezing and storing biopharmaceutical material
    Patent number: 6996995
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for freezing, thawing, and storing biopharmaceutical materials which includes a flexible container, a conduit, and a temperature control unit. The flexible container is adapted to receive a biopharmaceutical material therein for freezing, thawing, and storing. The container is formed of a first substantially flat sheet of flexible material joined together by a seam with a second substantially flat sheet of flexible material so as to lie substantially flat when empty. The container fully encloses an interior portion for receiving the biopharmaceutical material. Also, the container is configured to form a three dimensional shape when filled with the biopharmaceutical material, wherein the three dimensional shape has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The conduit is connected to the flexible container with the outside of the container being in fluid communication with the interior portion via the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Integrated Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolas Voute, Maxime N. Lok, Leonidas Cartwright Leonard, Timothy Gerard Hughes, Richard Wisniewski
  • Systems and methods for freezing and storing biopharmaceutical material
    Publication number: 20040129003
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for freezing, thawing, and storing biopharmaceutical materials which includes a flexible container, a conduit, and a temperature control unit. The flexible container is adapted to receive a biopharmaceutical material therein for freezing, thawing, and storing. The container is formed of a first substantially flat sheet of flexible material joined together by a seam with a second substantially flat sheet of flexible material so as to lie substantially flat when empty. The container fully encloses an interior portion for receiving the biopharmaceutical material. Also, the container is configured to form a three dimensional shape when filled with the biopharmaceutical material, wherein the three dimensional shape has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The conduit is connected to the flexible container with the outside of the container being in fluid communication with the interior portion via the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: Integrated Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolas Voute, Maxime N. Lok, Leonidas Cartwright Leonard, Timothy Gerard Hughes, Richard Wisniewski
  • Systems and methods for freezing and storing biopharmaceutical material
    Patent number: 6698213
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for freezing, thawing, and storing biopharmaceutical materials which includes a flexible container, a conduit, and a temperature control unit. The flexible container is adapted to receive a biopharmaceutical material therein for freezing, thawing, and storing. The container is formed of a first substantially flat sheet of flexible material joined together by a seam with a second substantially flat sheet of flexible material so as to lie substantially flat when empty. The container fully encloses an interior portion for receiving the biopharmaceutical material. Also, the container is configured to form a three dimensional shape when filled with the biopharmaceutical material, wherein the three dimensional shape has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The conduit is connected to the flexible container with the outside of the container being in fluid communication with the interior portion via the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Integrated Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolas Voute, Maxime N. Lok, Leonidas Cartwright Leonard, Timothy Gerard Hughes, Richard Wisniewski
  • Systems and methods for freezing and storing biopharmaceutical material
    Publication number: 20030079482
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for freezing, thawing, and storing biopharmaceutical materials which includes a flexible container, a conduit, and a temperature control unit. The flexible container is adapted to receive a biopharmaceutical material therein for freezing, thawing, and storing. The container is formed of a first substantially flat sheet of flexible material joined together by a seam with a second substantially flat sheet of flexible material so as to lie substantially flat when empty. The container fully encloses an interior portion for receiving the biopharmaceutical material. Also, the container is configured to form a three dimensional shape when filled with the biopharmaceutical material, wherein the three dimensional shape has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The conduit is connected to the flexible container with the outside of the container being in fluid communication with the interior portion via the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: Integrated Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolas Voute, Maxime N. Lok, Leonidas Cartwright Leonard, Timothy Gerard Hughes, Richard Wisniewski