Patents by Inventor Denis Roger Cormier

Denis Roger Cormier 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).

  • Peristaltic micropumps and fluid delivery devices that incorporate them
    Patent number: 11020524
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a peristaltic micropump comprising a substrate having a first side and a second side, a microtube that extends across the first side of the substrate, and multiple pump actuators formed on the first side of the substrate and positioned adjacent to the microtube at discrete, spaced positions along the length of the microtube, wherein the micropump is configured to sequentially actuate the pump actuators so as to create peristaltic action that drives fluid contained in the microtube along the length of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignees: University of South Florida, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: David A. Borkholder, Farzad Forouzandeh, Robert Nash Carter, Denis Roger Cormier, Joseph P. Walton, Robert Dana Frisina