Patents by Inventor Emerson ZANG

Emerson ZANG 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).

  • System for incubating microfluidic droplets and method for producing homogeneous incubation conditions in a droplet incubation unit
    Patent number: 10745660
    Abstract: A system for incubating microfluidic droplets includes a droplet incubator, a gas exchanger and a conveyor. A method provides homogeneous incubation conditions in a droplet incubator by targeted introduction of gases and/or gas mixtures into a carrier fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR NATURSTOFF-FORSCHUNG UND INFEKTIONSBIOLOGIE—HANS-KNÖLL-INSTITUT
    Inventors: Miguel Tovar, Lisa Mahler, Emerson Zang, Martin Roth
  • Device and method for extracting individual picoliter droplets from microfluidic emulsions for further analysis and scale-up
    Patent number: 10040067
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and a system for the isolation of picoliter droplets from a continuous stream of carrier fluid in a microfluidic system. In particular the disclosure relates to a system that comprises a sorter, a detector and a collector. The sorter serves for a selection of picoliter droplets with a desired content based upon an optical signal obtained from the picoliter droplets. The selected picoliter droplets are guided towards the detector that comprises a detection channel that is arranged perpendicular to a light beam. By means of a photodetector that is aligned with the optical axis of the light beam the passage of the picoliter droplets can be detected. The collector comprises multiple wells and the detection of the passage of the picoliter droplets results in a relative movement of the detector and a collector such that the picoliter droplet is isolated by depositing it into one of said wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FÜR NATURSTOFF-FORSCHUNG UND INFEKTIONSBIOLOGIE—HANS-KNÖLL-INSTITUT
    Inventors: Miguel Tovar, Emerson Zang, Thomas Weber
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING INDIVIDUAL PICOLITER DROPLETS FROM MICROFLUIDIC EMULSIONS FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS AND SCALE-UP
    Publication number: 20160129443
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and a system for the isolation of picoliter droplets from a continuous stream of carrier fluid in a microfluidic system. In particular the disclosure relates to a system that comprises a sorter, a detector and a collector. The sorter serves for a selection of picoliter droplets with a desired content based upon an optical signal obtained from the picoliter droplets. The selected picoliter droplets are guided towards the detector that comprises a detection channel that is arranged perpendicular to a light beam. By means of a photodetector that is aligned with the optical axis of the light beam the passage of the picoliter droplets can be detected. The collector comprises multiple wells and the detection of the passage of the picoliter droplets results in a relative movement of the detector and a collector such that the picoliter droplet is isolated by depositing it into one of said wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Miguel Tovar, Emerson ZANG, Thomas WEBER
  • SYSTEM FOR INCUBATING MICROFLUIDIC DROPLETS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOMOGENEOUS INCUBATION CONDITIONS IN A DROPLET INCUBATION UNIT
    Publication number: 20160102280
    Abstract: A system for incubating microfluidic droplets includes a droplet incubator, a gas exchanger and a conveyor. A method provides homogeneous incubation conditions in a droplet incubator by targeted introduction of gases and/or gas mixtures into a carrier fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Miguel TOVAR, Lisa MAHLER, Emerson ZANG, Martin ROTH