Patents
US 11884913 B2: Instrument resource scheduling
- Granted
- 2024-01-30
- Filed
- 2021-05-11 application 17317015
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention relate to an automated cell culture instrument and to methods for operating such an instrument. In one aspect, the cell culture instrument includes a computing unit and a plurality of electrically controllable resources (e.g., sensors, actuators, etc.). The computing unit receives a protocol, schedules the resources so as to execute the protocol, and operates the resources as scheduled or in response to so as to provide an improved environment for cell culture growth. The computing unit may simulate protocol execution in connection with the scheduling or execution of the protocol.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240130.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrive Bioscience, Inc. 38 patents | US company or organization | Beverly, MA | THRIVE BIOSCIENCE, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state Thrive Bioscience, Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Cannon | Boston, MA | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Keith Moulton | Amesbury, MA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C12M | Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology; apparatus for culturing microorganisms for producing biomass, for growing cells or for obtaining fermentation or metabolic products, i.e. bioreactors or fermenters | C12M41/48 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F9/50 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06N | Computing arrangements based on specific computational models | G06N7/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MOULTON, KEITH signed 2021-02-17 CANNON, HOWARD signed 2021-02-23 | THRIVE BIOSCIENCE, INC. WAKEFIELD, MA | 56212/499 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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