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US 12,716,061 · App. 16/306,115 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Hydrodynamically controlled electric fields for high throughput transformation and high throughput parallel transformation platform

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Patent No.
US 12,716,061
App. No.
16/306,115
Filed
Nov 30, 2018
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1797
USPC
435/461
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2018
From: GARCIA DOMINGUEZ, PAULO ANDRES; GE, ZHIFEI; MCCORMACK, RAMEECH N.; BUIE, CULLEN RICHARD
To: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 047641/0905 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 62504354 · May 10, 2017
Provisional Application 62441822 · Jan 3, 2017
Provisional Application 62343407 · May 31, 2016
Related Publication 20190136224A1 · May 9, 2019
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