Patents by Inventor Lavern Pope

Lavern Pope 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).

  • Droplet actuator structures
    Patent number: 8454905
    Abstract: A droplet actuator comprising a substrate comprising an electrode coupled to a voltage source, wherein the droplet actuator is configured such that when voltage is applied to the electrode, an electrostatic energy gradient is established at a surface of the substrate which causes a droplet to be transported in a direction established by the energy gradient. Related methods and other embodiments are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Liquid Logic Inc.
    Inventors: Lavern Pope, Michael G. Pollack, Vamsee K. Pamula
  • Droplet Actuator Structures
    Publication number: 20100236927
    Abstract: A droplet actuator comprising a substrate comprising an electrode coupled to a voltage source, wherein the droplet actuator is configured such that when voltage is applied to the electrode, an electrostatic energy gradient is established at a surface of the substrate which causes a droplet to be transported in a direction established by the energy gradient. Related methods and other embodiments are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC.
    Inventors: Lavern Pope, Michael G. Pollack, Vamsee K. Pamula