Patents by Inventor Olivier Dron

Olivier Dron 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: 20140230912
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) intended for handling objects (O) present in a channel (2) within a fluid (F), in particular a liquid. The device comprises: a channel (2) extending along a longitudinal axis (X), said channel (2) having a transverse section with a width (_) measured along a first transverse axis (Y) and a thickness measured along a second transverse axis (Z) perpendicular to the first, said width (_) being greater than or equal to the thickness, and said channel comprising first (3) and second (4) walls along the second transverse axis (Z); and an acoustic wave generator (10) generating acoustic waves in the channel from at least one of the walls (3; 4), said acoustic wave generator (10) operating at a frequency f that is different from a resonant frequency f0 of the channel (2) along the second transverse axis (Z).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Aider, Olivier Dron, Mauricio Hoyos