Patents by Inventor Erik Sohn

Erik Sohn 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 arrangement for focusing objects in a flow
    Patent number: 11207683
    Abstract: At least one embodiment relates to a focusing arrangement for focusing particles or cells in a flow. The arrangement includes at least one channel for guiding the flow. The channel includes (i) at least one particle confinement structure having particle flow boundaries and (ii) at least one acoustic confinement structure having acoustic field boundaries adapted for confining acoustic fields. The acoustic field boundaries may be different from the particle flow boundaries, and the at least one acoustic confinement structure may be arranged with regard to the channel to at least partially confine acoustic fields in the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignees: IMEC vzw, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, KU LEUVEN R&D
    Inventors: Shengping Mao, Erik Sohn, Xavier Rottenberg, Chengxun Liu
  • Method and Arrangement for Focusing Objects in a Flow
    Publication number: 20190201901
    Abstract: At least one embodiment relates to a focusing arrangement for focusing particles or cells in a flow. The arrangement includes at least one channel for guiding the flow. The channel includes (i) at least one particle confinement structure having particle flow boundaries and (ii) at least one acoustic confinement structure having acoustic field boundaries adapted for confining acoustic fields. The acoustic field boundaries may be different from the particle flow boundaries, and the at least one acoustic confinement structure may be arranged with regard to the channel to at least partially confine acoustic fields in the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Shengping Mao, Erik Sohn, Xavier Rottenberg, Chengxun Liu