Patents by Inventor Le Gu

Le Gu 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).

  • Publication number: 20220226816
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a micro-fluidic chip, and belongs to the field of chip technology. The microfluidic chip provided in the present disclosure includes a plurality of microfluidic units, each microfluidic unit includes an operation region and a transition region located on at least one side of the operation region, the transition regions at adjacent side of two adjacent microfluidic units are disposed opposite to each other. Each microfluidic unit includes: a first substrate; a first electrode layer disposed on the first substrate, the first electrode layer including a plurality of first sub-electrodes located in the operation region and at least one second sub-electrode located in the transition region, and the at least one second sub-electrode configured to drive a droplet to move from one of the plurality of microfluidic units to an adjacent microfluidic unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Qiuxu WEI, Wenliang YAO, Yingying ZHAO, Le GU, Bolin FAN, Yongjia GAO
  • Patent number: 11383238
    Abstract: A microfluidic apparatus is provided. The microfluidic apparatus includes an electrochromic layer including a plurality of individually independently addressable regions; a microfluidic layer defining a microfluidic channel for allowing a microfluid to pass therethrough; and a plurality of photodetectors configured to detect light transmit through the microfluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nan Zhao, Peizhi Cai, Haochen Cui, Yuelei Xiao, Fengchun Pang, Le Gu, Yingying Zhao, Hui Liao, Yue Geng, Wenliang Yao
  • Publication number: 20220193669
    Abstract: Provided are a temperature control system, a detection system and a temperature control method for a micro-fluidic chip. The temperature control system includes a circuit structure in a functional layer of the micro-fluidic chip, corresponding to a reaction zone of the micro-fluidic chip, and including at least two thermistors and an input port and an output port, wherein the input port and the output port are electrically coupled through the thermistors to form an application circuit; and a controller electrically coupled to each port and configured to select a first input port and a first output port, such that the circuit structure is configured to form a first application circuit as a heating device, and to select a second input port and a second output port, such that the circuit structure is configured to form a second application circuit as a temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Yongjia GAO, Yingying ZHAO, Hui LIAO, Wenliang YAO, Le GU, Bolin FAN, Yue LI
  • Publication number: 20220184577
    Abstract: A gene sequencing chip is provided, which includes: an upper substrate including a plurality of liquid inlets for inletting liquid drops; a lower substrate opposite to the upper substrate and spaced therefrom by a gap, the gap being provided for allowing the liquid drops to move therein, the lower substrate including a liquid drop operation region, the liquid drop operation region including a manipulation electrode array. The manipulation electrode array includes multiple first manipulation electrode array for preparing a gene library, multiple second manipulation electrode array for sequencing the gene library which is prepared, each first sub-array being adjacent to one of the multiple second manipulation electrode array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Yue GENG, Fengchun PANG, Peizhi CAI, Le GU
  • Patent number: 11351546
    Abstract: A microfluidic chip and controlling method are provided. The microfluidic chip includes a microfluidic substrate, comprising a first substrate, a droplet driving assembly over the first substrate, and a temperature detection assembly. The droplet driving assembly includes a first electrode layer having a plurality of control electrodes, and each of the plurality of control electrodes is configured as part of a driving unit to drive a droplet to move along a predetermined path over the microfluidic substrate. The temperature detection assembly comprises at least one temperature sensor. The at least one temperature sensor positionally corresponds to the plurality of control electrodes such that each of the at least one temperature sensor detects a temperature at a position associated with one of the plurality of control electrodes corresponding to the each of the at least one temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yue Geng, Peizhi Cai, Fengchun Pang, Le Gu, Chuncheng Che, Hailin Xue, Xibin Shao
  • Patent number: 11351547
    Abstract: Micro-fluidic chip comprises substrate and plurality of driving circuits on substrate, each of plurality of driving circuits comprising: driving electrode comprising first electrode plate and second electrode plate made of different materials on substrate, first electrode plate being electrically coupled to second electrode plate; and detecting sub-circuit comprising first signal terminal electrically coupled to first electrode plate and second signal terminal electrically coupled to second electrode plate, wherein micro-fluidic chip further comprises: voltage supply sub-circuit configured to supply driving voltage to first signal terminal to control droplet to move toward driving circuit during droplet driving stage, and configured to supply constant voltage to first signal terminal, during temperature detecting stage, and wherein detecting sub-circuit is configured to measure voltage difference between first signal terminal and second signal terminal, and obtain temperature of droplet on second electrode pl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yue Geng, Peizhi Cai, Fengchun Pang, Le Gu, Chuncheng Che, Nan Zhao
  • Patent number: 11344889
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a microfluidic chip. The microfluidic chip may include a substrate. The substrate may include an electrode layer on a base substrate, a dielectric layer on the electrode layer, and a lyophobic layer on the dielectric layer. The electrode layer may include a plurality of electrode units. Each of the plurality of electrode units may be configured to realize both droplet detection and droplet driving in response to a detection signal and a driving signal respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haochen Cui, Peizhi Cai, Chuncheng Che, Fengchun Pang, Yingying Zhao, Yue Geng, Le Gu, Nan Zhao, Yuelei Xiao, Hui Liao
  • Patent number: 11344891
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a microfluidic chip, including: first base substrate and a second base substrate opposite to each other; first electrode and second electrode between the first base substrate and the second base substrate and configured to control droplet to move between the first base substrate and the second base substrate according to voltages applied on the first electrode and the second electrode; light guide component configured to guide light propagating in the first base substrate to the droplet; shading component and detection component, shading component having light transmission regions spaced from each other, light transmission regions being configured to transmit light passing through the droplet to the detection component, wherein detection component is on second base substrate and is configured to obtain property of the droplet according to an intensity of the light passing through droplet and received from the light transmission regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yingying Zhao, Peizhi Cai, Le Gu, Fengchun Pang, Yue Geng, Yuelei Xiao, Haochen Cui, Nan Zhao, Hui Liao, Wenliang Yao, Chuncheng Che
  • Publication number: 20220126287
    Abstract: Provided is a micro-fluidic chip, including a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other. A liquid storage cavity is formed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a liquid inlet hole penetrating through the first substrate in a thickness direction is formed in the first substrate. The first substrate includes a first electrode layer and a hydrophobic layer that are sequentially disposed in the thickness direction of the first substrate, and the first electrode layer is on a surface of the hydrophobic layer away from the second substrate. The second substrate includes an adjustment layer and a second electrode layer that are sequentially disposed in a thickness direction of the second substrate, and the second electrode layer is on a surface of the adjustment layer away from the first substrate. A micro-fluidic system and a control method of the micro-fluidic chip are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Yue LI, Wenliang YAO, Nan ZHAO, Yongjia GAO, Le GU, Hui LIAO, Bolin FAN, Yingying ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11291970
    Abstract: A gene sequencing chip is provided, which includes: an upper substrate including a plurality of liquid inlets for inletting liquid drops; a lower substrate opposite to the upper substrate and spaced therefrom by a gap, the gap being provided for allowing the liquid drops to move therein, the lower substrate including a liquid drop operation region, the liquid drop operation region including a manipulation electrode array. The manipulation electrode array includes multiple first sub-arrays for preparing a gene library, multiple second sub-arrays for sequencing the gene library which is prepared, each first sub-array being adjacent to one of the multiple second sub-arrays. Based on the gene sequencing chip provided in this disclosure, operations to tiny liquid drops such as movement, fusion and splitting can be accurately manipulated by using digital microfluidic techniques, and all steps of the gene sequencing from library preparation to gene sequencing can be completed on one chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yue Geng, Fengchun Pang, Peizhi Cai, Le Gu
  • Publication number: 20220023865
    Abstract: A microfluidic device and a detection method for the microfluidic device are provided. The microfluidic device includes a driving substrate configured to drive a movement of a droplet; and a position detector configured to detect a position of the droplet on the driving substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Le GU, Peizhi CAI, Fengchun PANG, Yue GENG, Yingying ZHAO, Haochen CUI, Yuelei XIAO, Hui LIAO, Wenliang YAO, Nan ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11219900
    Abstract: A digital microfluidic device includes a thin film transistor driving substrate. The thin film transistor driving substrate includes a first base substrate; a plurality of sample actuating units; a plurality of sample position detecting units; a dielectric insulating layer on a side of the plurality of sample actuating units and the plurality of sample position detecting units distal to the first base substrate; and a first hydrophobic layer on a side of the dielectric insulating layer distal to the first base substrate. Each of the plurality of sample actuating units includes a first electrode configured to drive transportation of a liquid droplet on the digital microfluidic device. Each of the plurality of sample position detecting units includes a photosensor configured to detect presence or absence of the liquid droplet on a position corresponding to the photosensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fengchun Pang, Peizhi Cai, Yue Geng, Le Gu, Chuncheng Che, Hailin Xue, Xibin Shao
  • Publication number: 20210346891
    Abstract: A microfluidic chip and controlling method are provided. The microfluidic chip includes a microfluidic substrate, comprising a first substrate, a droplet driving assembly over the first substrate, and a temperature detection assembly. The droplet driving assembly includes a first electrode layer having a plurality of control electrodes, and each of the plurality of control electrodes is configured as part of a driving unit to drive a droplet to move along a predetermined path over the microfluidic substrate. The temperature detection assembly comprises at least one temperature sensor. The at least one temperature sensor positionally corresponds to the plurality of control electrodes such that each of the at least one temperature sensor detects a temperature at a position associated with one of the plurality of control electrodes corresponding to the each of the at least one temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicants: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yue GENG, Peizhi CAI, Fengchun PANG, Le GU, Chuncheng CHE, Hailin XUE, Xibin SHAO
  • Patent number: 11169109
    Abstract: An electrochemical detection chip includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other, a plurality of driving electrodes, first detection electrodes and second detection electrodes. The plurality of driving electrodes are arranged on a side of the first substrate facing toward the second substrate and are arranged independently. The first detection electrodes and the second detection electrodes are arranged at a plurality of positions on a side of the second substrate facing toward the first substrate that are directly opposite at least a part of the plurality of driving electrodes, and are spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengchun Pang, Peizhi Cai, Yue Geng, Le Gu, Chuncheng Che
  • Publication number: 20210331162
    Abstract: A microfluidic apparatus is provided. The microfluidic apparatus includes an electrochromic layer including a plurality of individually independently addressable regions; a microfluidic layer defining a microfluidic channel for allowing a microfluid to pass therethrough; and a plurality of photodetectors configured to detect light transmit through the microfluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicants: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nan Zhao, Peizhi Cai, Haochen Cui, Yuelei Xiao, Fengchun Pang, Le Gu, Yingying Zhao, Hui Liao, Yue Geng, Wenliang Yao
  • Publication number: 20210322973
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a microfluidic chip. The microfluidic chip may include a substrate. The substrate may include an electrode layer on a base substrate, a dielectric layer on the electrode layer, and a lyophobic layer on the dielectric layer. The electrode layer may include a plurality of electrode units. Each of the plurality of electrode units may be configured to realize both droplet detection and droplet driving in response to a detection signal and a driving signal respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicants: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haochen Cui, Peizhi Cai, Chuncheng Che, Fengchun Pang, Yingying Zhao, Yue Geng, Le Gu, Nan Zhao, Yuelei Xiao, Hui Liao
  • Publication number: 20210322987
    Abstract: A digital microfluidic device includes a thin film transistor driving substrate. The thin film transistor driving substrate includes a first base substrate; a plurality of sample actuating units; a plurality of sample position detecting units; a dielectric insulating layer on a side of the plurality of sample actuating units and the plurality of sample position detecting units distal to the first base substrate; and a first hydrophobic layer on a side of the dielectric insulating layer distal to the first base substrate. Each of the plurality of sample actuating units includes a first electrode configured to drive transportation of a liquid droplet on the digital microfluidic device. Each of the plurality of sample position detecting units includes a photosensor configured to detect presence or absence of the liquid droplet on a position corresponding to the photosensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicants: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fengchun Pang, Peizhi Cai, Yue Geng, Le Gu, Chuncheng Che, Hailin Xue, Xibin Shao
  • Publication number: 20210322986
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a PCR substrate, a PCR chip, a PCR system, and a liquid droplets pull-out method. The PCR substrate includes a first base; a driving structure disposed on the first base and configured to drive liquid droplets to move; where the first base includes an injection region, a stretching region and an amplification region, and the driving structure is configured to enable liquid in the injection region to form liquid droplets in the stretching region and enable the liquid droplets to move in the amplification region according to a predetermined track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Wenliang YAO, Peizhi CAI, Yingying ZHAO, Le GU, Nan ZHAO, Haochen CUI
  • Publication number: 20210268499
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a microfluidic structure, a microfluidic chip and a detection method. The microfluidic structure includes: a first base substrate and a second base substrate opposite to each other, an antibody area located between the first base substrate and the second base substrate and storing an enzyme-labeled first antibody, a cleaning area storing cleaning liquid, a signal substrate area storing a signal substrate solution and a detection area with a second antibody and an ion sensitive film fixed thereon, wherein all channel areas from the antibody area, the cleaning area and the signal substrate area to the detection area each have a driving electrode structure driving liquid drops to move; and the detection area has a thin film transistor connected with the ion sensitive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Hui LIAO, Yingying ZHAO, Bolin FAN, Wenliang YAO, Nan ZHAO, Le GU, Yongjia GAO
  • Patent number: 11103868
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a microfluidic chip, a biological detection device and a method. The microfluidic chip includes: a first substrate and a second substrate that are oppositely disposed; a first electrode and a second electrode that are oppositely disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first electrode including a plurality of spaced first electrode units, and the second electrode including a plurality of spaced second electrode units, wherein the first electrode units are disposed oppositely to the second electrode units in one-to-one correspondence; a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first hydrophobic layer and a second hydrophobic layer between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer, wherein a gap is between the first hydrophobic layer and the second hydrophobic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fengchun Pang, Peizhi Cai, Yue Geng, Le Gu, Yingying Zhao, Haochen Cui, Nan Zhao, Yuelei Xiao, Hui Liao, Chuncheng Che