Patents by Inventor Wayne D. Daley

Wayne D. Daley 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).

  • Cell differentiation devices and methods
    Patent number: 10214762
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and kits are provided for identifying, selecting, and/or manipulating live cells in a sample comprising a suspected mixed population of cells by subjecting the sample located in a first position to a linear gradient of a cellular stimulus to induce a change in a live cell sufficient to induce movement of the cell from a first position to a second position, wherein a dead cell, if present in the sample, is not induced to move to the second position in the presence of the cellular stimulus; and identifying or selecting the live cell in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Hesketh, Douglas Britton, Wayne D. Daley, Alireza Mahdavifar, Jie Xu
  • CELL DIFFERENTIATION DEVICES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20160115519
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and kits are provided for identifying, selecting, and/or manipulating live cells in a sample comprising a suspected mixed population of cells by subjecting the sample located in a first position to a linear gradient of a cellular stimulus to induce a change in a live cell sufficient to induce movement of the cell from a first position to a second position, wherein a dead cell, if present in the sample, is not induced to move to the second position in the presence of the cellular stimulus; and identifying or selecting the live cell in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter J. HESKETH, Douglas Britton, Wayne D. Daley, Alireza Mahdavifar, Jie Xu