Technical invention portfolio
My work spans automated cell-therapy manufacturing, scientific instrumentation, optoelectronics, microfluidics, single-cell analysis, and workflow automation. The list below groups related continuations and international filings into the 18 underlying invention families.
Cellares · Families 1–8
Platform architecture, automated workflows, cell sorting, fluid handling, scheduling, analytics, and bioprocessing for integrated cell-therapy manufacturing systems.
Core integrated cell-processing platform and related system architecture.
Automated selection and routing of cells within an integrated processing workflow.
Scheduling and coordination of manufacturing operations across automated workcells.
Parallelization and coordination of cell-processing operations.
Decision logic for adapting automated workflows to process state and results.
Fluid routing, control, and handling within an automated processing platform.
Pressure-controlled transfer and analysis inside a cell-processing system.
Integrated devices and workflows for controlled bioprocessing operations.
Berkeley Lights · Families 9–17
Foundational platform IP spanning electrokinetic manipulation, optoelectronic systems, microfluidic isolation, cell culture, assay workflows, and recovery of selected cells.
Control systems and methods for operating electrokinetic microfluidic devices.
Combining dielectrophoresis and electrowetting within a single microfluidic system.
Structures and methods for isolating, culturing, and testing biological micro-objects.
Selection and recovery of specific cells or other micro-objects from a device.
Single-cell isolation and capture of targeted nucleic-acid material.
Culture and manipulation of cells within microfluidic devices.
Controlled movement and selection of cells and other micro-objects in a microfluidic apparatus.
On-device biological assays and analysis of isolated micro-objects.
Formation and use of isolation structures inside microfluidic devices.
Oxford Gene Technology · Family 18
Early-career invention work in microfluidic capture and analysis of individual cells and other particles.
Picowell-based capture, isolation, and analysis of individual cells and particles.