Patents by Inventor Charles N Baroud

Charles N Baroud 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).

  • Method for treating drops in a microfluid circuit
    Patent number: 8206994
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating drops in a microfluid circuit, comprising at least one microchannel (12) through which the drops flow, characterized in that a laser (26) is brought to bear on the interface of said drops in the transport liquid (F3), or on the interface of drops in contact, in order to carry out a sorting of the drops, to form nanodrops from a larger drop or to fuse drops (60, 64) in contact and initiate reactions between the fluids contained in said drops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ecole Polytechnique
    Inventors: Charles N Baroud, Jean-Pierre Delville
  • Method for Treating Drops in a Microfluid Circuit
    Publication number: 20090090422
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating drops in a microfluid circuit, comprising at least one microchannel (12) through which the drops flow, characterized in that a laser (26) is brought to bear on the interface of said drops in the transport liquid (F3), or on the interface of drops in contact, in order to carry out a sorting of the drops, to form nanodrops from a larger drop or to fuse drops (60, 64) in contact and initiate reactions between the fluids contained in said drops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Charles N. Baroud, Jean-Pierre Delville