Patents by Inventor Trent Russell Northen

Trent Russell Northen 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).

  • Detecting compounds in microfluidic droplets using mass spectrometry
    Patent number: 10672601
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices and methods for detecting compounds in droplets using mass spectrometry. In some embodiments, the device comprises: a microfluidics-MS (microMS) device, wherein the microMS device comprises: a droplet-to-digital microfluidic device, wherein the droplet-to-digital microfluidic device comprises: a glass layer; an electrode layer comprising chrome electrodes etched onto one side of the glass layer; a dielectric layer configured for electrowetting; and a microfluidics layer comprising channels, pockets, and a droplet generator, for example a T-junction droplet generator, wherein the pockets are connected to the channels; and a mass spectrometry plate, wherein the mass spectrometry plate is reversibly sealed to the microfluidic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Trent Russell Northen, Joshua Vance Heinemann
  • DETECTING COMPOUNDS IN MICROFLUIDIC DROPLETS USING MASS SPECTROMETRY
    Publication number: 20190304763
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices and methods for detecting compounds in droplets using mass spectrometry. In some embodiments, the device comprises: a microfluidics-MS (microMS) device, wherein the microMS device comprises: a droplet-to-digital microfluidic device, wherein the droplet-to-digital microfluidic device comprises: a glass layer; an electrode layer comprising chrome electrodes etched onto one side of the glass layer; a dielectric layer configured for electrowetting; and a microfluidics layer comprising channels, pockets, and a droplet generator, for example a T-junction droplet generator, wherein the pockets are connected to the channels; and a mass spectrometry plate, wherein the mass spectrometry plate is reversibly sealed to the microfluidic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Trent Russell Northen, Joshua Vance Heinemann