Patents by Inventor Balamurali Balu

Balamurali Balu 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).

  • Patterning of surfaces to control the storage, mobility and transport of liquids for microfluidic applications
    Patent number: 8790594
    Abstract: Systems and methods to pattern surfaces to create regions of variable adhesive force on a superhydrophobic paper surface. By taking advantage of high surface energy sticky islands on a non-sticky superhydrophobic surface, microliter water drops can be registered or confined at specific locations; selected drops can then be transferred to another patterned substrate and the drops mixed and/or allowed to react without the need for pipettes or other fluid transfer tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis W. Hess, Balamurali Balu, Victor Breedveld
  • Patterning Of Surfaces To Control The Storage, Mobility And Transport Of Liquids For Microfluidic Applications
    Publication number: 20110286896
    Abstract: Systems and methods to pattern surfaces to create regions of variable adhesive force on a superhydrophobic paper surface. By taking advantage of high surface energy sticky islands on a non-sticky superhydrophobic surface, microliter water drops can be registered or confined at specific locations; selected drops can then be transferred to another patterned substrate and the drops mixed and/or allowed to react without the need for pipettes or other fluid transfer tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis W. Hess, Balamurali Balu, Victor Breedveld