Patents by Inventor Richard Li-Chern Pan

Richard Li-Chern Pan 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).

  • Microfluidic chips for acquiring sperms with high motility, productions and applications thereof
    Patent number: 10450545
    Abstract: This invention relates to microfluidic chips for and their applications in acquiring sperms with high velocity and/or motility. The microfluidic chip comprises an inlet region, a first flow channel, a divergent channel, an optional block structure with rounded corners and one or more outlet region(s). The invention mimics sperm activation process in body and designs a microfluidic chip mimicking the activation process so that higher amount of populations and/or subpopulations of sperms with high motility can be acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignees: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY, TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Richard Li-Chern Pan, Fan-Gang Tseng, Jen-Kuei Wu, Peng-Chun Chen
  • Kit and method for the capture of tumor cells
    Patent number: 8900843
    Abstract: The invention relates to a kit and method for the capture of tumor cells in a body fluid sample. The kit and method of the invention can capture living tumor cells but not non-living tumor cells or cell fragments so that the tumor species can be further identified by further culture of the captured tumor cells. Also, the kit and method of the invention can readily identify whether a sample contains tumor cells and collect these tumor cells for further identification so that the presence of cancer and development of the metastasis and early relapse can be found.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Taipei Medical University
    Inventors: Fang-Chi Hsu, Richard Li-Chern Pan
  • MICROFLUIDIC CHIPS FOR ACQUIRING SPERMS WITH HIGH MOTILITY, PRODUCTIONS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140315281
    Abstract: This invention relates to microfluidic chips for and their applications in acquiring sperms with high velocity and/or motility. The microfluidic chip comprises an inlet region, a first flow channel, a divergent channel, an optional block structure with rounded corners and one or more outlet region(s). The invention mimics sperm activation process in body and designs a microfluidic chip mimicking the activation process so that higher amount of populations and/or subpopulations of sperms with high motility can be acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicants: DCB-USA LLC, TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Richard Li-Chern Pan
  • KIT AND METHOD FOR THE CAPTURE OF TUMOR CELLS
    Publication number: 20140199748
    Abstract: The invention relates to a kit and method for the capture of tumor cells in a body fluid sample. The kit and method of the invention can capture living tumor cells but not non-living tumor cells or cell fragments so that the tumor species can be further identified by further culture of the captured tumor cells. Also, the kit and method of the invention can readily identify whether a sample contains tumor cells and collect these tumor cells for further identification so that the presence of cancer and development of the metastasis and early relapse can be found.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: RICHARD LI-CHERN PAN, FANG-CHI HSU
  • Kit and method for the capture of tumor cells
    Patent number: 8709801
    Abstract: The invention relates to a kit and method for the capture of tumor cells in a body fluid sample or a serum-containing sample. The kit and method of the invention can capture living tumor cells but not non-living tumor cells or cell fragments so that the tumor species can be further identified by further culture of the captured tumor cells. Also, the kit and method of the invention can readily identify whether a sample contains tumor cells and collect these tumor cells for further identification so that the presence of cancer and development of the metastasis and early relapse can be identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Taipei Medical University
    Inventors: Richard Li-Chern Pan, Fang-Chi Hsu
  • KIT AND METHOD FOR THE CAPTURE OF TUMOR CELLS
    Publication number: 20110159561
    Abstract: The invention relates to a kit and method for the capture of tumor cells in a body fluid sample or a serum-containing sample. The kit and method of the invention can capture living tumor cells but not non-living tumor cells or cell fragments so that the tumor species can be further identified by further culture of the captured tumor cells. Also, the kit and method of the invention can readily identify whether a sample contains tumor cells and collect these tumor cells for further identification so that the presence of cancer and development of the metastasis and early relapse can be identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Richard Li-Chern Pan, Fang-Chi Hsu