Patents by Inventor Bruce R. Flachsbart

Bruce R. Flachsbart 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).

  • Multilayer microfluidic-nanofluidic device
    Patent number: 7445027
    Abstract: A method of bonding layers to form a structure, comprises curing a first adhesive while squeezing a first layer and a multilayer structure together between a first backing and a second backing. The multilayer structure comprises a substrate and a second layer, and the first adhesive is between and in contact with the first layer and the second layer. Furthermore, the first layer and the second layer each have a thickness of at most 100 ?m, and at least one of the first backing and the second backing comprises a first elastic polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Bruce R. Flachsbart, Mark A. Shannon, Paul W. Bohn, Jonathan V Sweedler