Patents by Inventor Alfredo Carrato Mena

Alfredo Carrato Mena 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: 20100323342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a micro-device for selective and non-invasive separation of particles in polydispersed suspensions through the strategic use of ultrasounds, laminar flow and standing wave effects in a channel produced in a chip by means of microtechnology. Said device is a resonant multi-layer system with a modified lambda quarter-type treatment channel, which enables the particles to be channeled and separated in a flow inside the substrate channel without touching the walls of the device, in order to avoid problems of adherence. Said micro-device can be used in the field of biomedicine and/or biotechnology for the separation and concentration of cells, preferably human cells, applicable to research and medical processes for diagnosis and treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Maria Iciar González Gomez, Tomas Gómez Alvarez-Arenas, Luis José Fernandez Ledesma, Alfredo Carrato Mena, José Luis Soto Martinez, Javier Berganzo Ruiz