Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Jpseph P. Carrier
  • Microchannel apparatus and method of producing emulsions making use thereof
    Patent number: 6281254
    Abstract: A microchannel apparatus includes a plural partition walls 4 formed as extensions of plural microchannels 1 toward a continuous phase, and a flow path 5 is formed between adjacent ones of the partition walls 4. A dispersed phase pumped into a continuous phase via each microchannel 1 generates nearly perfect spheres in the course of passing through the microchannel and the flow path 5 in between the partition walls 4, thereby producing emulsions comprising fine and homogenous microspheres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignees: Japan as represented by Director of National Food Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Nakajima, Hiroshi Nabetani, Yuji Kikuchi, Christophe Largueze