Patents by Inventor Bjorn de Wagenaar

Bjorn de Wagenaar 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 device for selection of semen
    Patent number: 10670508
    Abstract: The invention provides a system (1) for performing sperm analysis and selection based on sperm cell morphology of sperm cells (6) in a fluid (5), the system (1) comprising: (i) a fluid flow channel (2) for transport of said fluid (5), the fluid flow channel (2) comprising an inlet (10) an analyzing zone (40) configured downstream from said inlet (10) and comprising a first pair of electrodes (41) comprising a first intra-electrode distance (dl), a sorting zone (50) configured downstream from said analyzing zone (40) and comprising a sorting device (51), and outlets (80, 90, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SEMEN REFINEMENT B.V.
    Inventors: Bjorn de Wagenaar, Loes Irene Segerink, Wouter Olthuis, Adrianus Joseph Sprenkels, Albert van den Berg
  • MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR SELECTION OF SEMEN
    Publication number: 20180266937
    Abstract: The invention provides a system (1) for performing sperm analysis and selection based on sperm cell morphology of sperm cells (6) in a fluid (5), the system (1) comprising: (i) a fluid flow channel (2) for transport of said fluid (5), the fluid flow channel (2) comprising an inlet (10) an analyzing zone (40) configured downstream from said inlet (10) and comprising a first pair of electrodes (41) comprising a first intra-electrode distance (dl), a sorting zone (50) configured downstream from said analyzing zone (40) and comprising a sorting device (51), and outlets (80, 90, . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Semen Refinement B.V.
    Inventors: Bjorn de Wagenaar, Loes Irene Segerink, Wouter Olthuis, Adrianue Joseph Sprenkels, Albert van den Berg