Patents by Inventor Francois Gallaire

Francois Gallaire 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).

  • Patent number: 9452432
    Abstract: The invention relates to a microfluidic circuit including at least one microchannel for the flow of a first fluid conveying drops or bubbles of at least one second fluid, characterized in that the height of the microchannel is sized so as to crush the drops or bubbles during the movement thereof, and in that the microchannel comprises at least one trough, extending at least partially in the direction of flow of the first fluid or an area for trapping drops or bubbles, said area or the trough having a height that is greater than the height of the microchannel, such that at least some of the drops or bubbles of the second fluid in the microchannel are drawn and guided into the trough or into the trapping area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignees: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE, LE CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Charles Baroud, Rémi Dangla, Francois Gallaire
  • Publication number: 20120315203
    Abstract: The invention relates to a microfluidic circuit including at least one microchannel for the flow of a first fluid conveying drops or bubbles of at least one second fluid, characterised in that the height of the microchannel is sized so as to crush the drops or bubbles during the movement thereof, and in that the microchannel comprises at least one trough, extending at least partially in the direction of flow of the first fluid or an area for trapping drops or bubbles, said area or the trough having a height that is greater than the height of the microchannel, such that at least some of the drops or bubbles of the second fluid in the microchannel are drawn and guided into the trough or into the trapping area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Charles Baroud, Rémi Dangla, Francois Gallaire