Patents by Inventor Christopher R. B. Ellis

Christopher R. B. Ellis 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).

  • Vesicle-based method for collecting, manipulating, and chemically processing trace macromolecular species
    Patent number: 7776357
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for inserting one or several chemical or biological species into phospholipid containers that are controlled within a microfluidic network, wherein individual containers are tracked and manipulated by electric fields and wherein the contained species may be chemically processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Rafael V. Davalos, Christopher R. B. Ellis
  • Vesicle-based method and apparatus for collecting, manipulating, and chemically processing trace macromolecular species
    Patent number: 7338796
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for inserting one or several chemical or biological species into phospholipid containers that are controlled within a microfluidic network, wherein individual containers are tracked and manipulated by electric fields and wherein the contained species may be chemically processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Rafael V. Davalos, Christopher R. B. Ellis