Patents by Inventor Ching Chi Kwan

Ching Chi Kwan 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 and system for optofluidic stretching of biological cells and soft particles
    Patent number: 11318471
    Abstract: A method for stretching a plurality of sample isolates, including: trapping the plurality of sample isolates away from a wall of at least one microfluidic channel of a microfluidic flow system; generating a microfluidic flow to stretch the plurality of trapped sample isolates; determining deformation characteristics of the plurality of stretched samples isolates based on one or more frames from an image processing system; and outputting information corresponding to the deformation characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Zhanshi Yao, Ching Chi Kwan, Andrew Wing-On Poon
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTOFLUIDIC STRETCHING OF BIOLOGICAL CELLS AND SOFT PARTICLES
    Publication number: 20200230602
    Abstract: A method for stretching a plurality of sample isolates, including: trapping the plurality of sample isolates away from a wall of at least one microfluidic channel of a microfluidic flow system; generating a microfluidic flow to stretch the plurality of trapped sample isolates; determining deformation characteristics of the plurality of stretched samples isolates based on one or more frames from an image processing system; and outputting information corresponding to the deformation characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Zhanshi Yao, Ching Chi Kwan, Andrew Wing-On Poon