Patents by Inventor Wyatt NELSON

Wyatt NELSON 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, compositions and systems for microfluidic assays
    Patent number: 11808767
    Abstract: Provided herein, among other aspects, are methods and apparatuses for analyzing particles in a sample. In some aspects, the particles can be analytes, cells, nucleic acids, or proteins and contacted with a tag, partitioned into aliquots, detected by a ranking device, and isolated. The methods and apparatuses provided herein may include a microfluidic chip. In some aspects, the methods and apparatuses may be used to quantify rare particles in a sample, such as cancer cells and other rare cells for disease diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION
    Inventors: Daniel T. Chiu, Mengxia Zhao, Wyatt Nelson, Perry G. Schiro
  • METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND SYSTEMS FOR MICROFLUIDIC ASSAYS
    Publication number: 20230023536
    Abstract: Provided herein, among other aspects, are methods and apparatuses for analyzing particles in a sample. In some aspects, the particles can be analytes, cells, nucleic acids, or proteins and contacted with a tag, partitioned into aliquots, detected by a ranking device, and isolated. The methods and apparatuses provided herein may include a microfluidic chip. In some aspects, the methods and apparatuses may be used to quantify rare particles in a sample, such as cancer cells and other rare cells for disease diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION
    Inventors: Daniel T. CHIU, Mengxia ZHAO, Wyatt NELSON, Perry G. SCHIRO
  • Methods, compositions and systems for microfluidic assays
    Patent number: 11480575
    Abstract: Provided herein, among other aspects, are methods and apparatuses for analyzing particles in a sample. In some aspects, the particles can be analytes, cells, nucleic acids, or proteins and contacted with a tag, partitioned into aliquots, detected by a ranking device, and isolated. The methods and apparatuses provided herein may include a microfluidic chip. In some aspects, the methods and apparatuses may be used to quantify rare particles in a sample, such as cancer cells and other rare cells for disease diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION
    Inventors: Daniel T. Chiu, Mengxia Zhao, Wyatt Nelson, Perry G. Schiro
  • METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND SYSTEMS FOR MICROFLUIDIC ASSAYS
    Publication number: 20200174005
    Abstract: Provided herein, among other aspects, are methods and apparatuses for analyzing particles in a sample. In some aspects, the particles can be analytes, cells, nucleic acids, or proteins and contacted with a tag, partitioned into aliquots, detected by a ranking device, and isolated. The methods and apparatuses provided herein may include a microfluidic chip. In some aspects, the methods and apparatuses may be used to quantify rare in a sample, such as cancer cells and other rare cells for disease diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel T. CHIU, Mengxia ZHAO, Wyatt NELSON, Perry G. SCHIRO
  • Methods, compositions and systems for microfluidic assays
    Patent number: 10527626
    Abstract: Provided herein, among other aspects, are methods and apparatuses for analyzing particles in a sample. In some aspects, the particles can be analytes, cells, nucleic acids, or proteins and contacted with a tag, partitioned into aliquots, detected by a ranking device, and isolated. The methods and apparatuses provided herein may include a microfluidic chip. In some aspects, the methods and apparatuses may be used to quantify rare particles in a sample, such as cancer cells and other rare cells for disease diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION
    Inventors: Daniel T. Chiu, Mengxia Zhao, Wyatt Nelson, Perry G. Schiro
  • METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND SYSTEMS FOR MICROFLUIDIC ASSAYS
    Publication number: 20160146823
    Abstract: Provided herein, among other aspects, are methods and apparatuses for analyzing particles in a sample. In some aspects, the particles can be analytes, cells, nucleic acids, or proteins and contacted with a tag, partitioned into aliquots, detected by a ranking device, and isolated. The methods and apparatuses provided herein may include a microfluidic chip. In some aspects, the methods and apparatuses may be used to quantify rare particles in a sample, such as cancer cells and other rare cells for disease diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel T. CHIU, Mengxia ZHAO, Wyatt NELSON, Perry G. SCHIRO