Patents by Inventor Aalap S. Dighe

Aalap S. Dighe 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).

  • Single-use, permanently-sealable microvalve
    Patent number: 9388916
    Abstract: A microvalve device is provided that includes a through via located in an island structure supported on a thermally-insulating membrane supported by a frame. The through via is surrounded by a meltable sealing material. A heater element is positioned on the island structure for sealing the material over the through via by heating the sealing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Akintunde I. Akinwande, Carol Livermore-Clifford, Martin A. Schmidt, Aalap S. Dighe, Luis Fernando Velásquez-García
  • SINGLE-USE, PERMANENTLY-SEALABLE MICROVALVE
    Publication number: 20130133757
    Abstract: A microvalve device is provided that includes a through via located in an island structure supported on a thermally-insulating membrane supported by a frame. The through via is surrounded by a meltable sealing material. A heater element is positioned on the island structure for sealing the material over the through via by heating the sealing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Akintunde I. Akinwande, Carol Livermore-Clifford, Martin A. Schmidt, Aalap S. Dighe, Luis Fernando Velásquez-García