Patents by Inventor Francois ANQUEZ

Francois ANQUEZ 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 device to provide a microfluidic flow
    Patent number: 12338423
    Abstract: A method to provide a microfluidic flow comprising a central flow and at least one outer flow, such that the central flow includes a first material and the at least one outer flow comprises a second material. One of the first material and the second material has cells and the other of the first material and the second material has solid particles. The method involves injection of a first suspension including the first material through a central inlet with a flow rate Q2 and injection of a second suspension comprising the second material through a pair of side inlets with a flow rate Q2, whereby the ratio of the flow rate Q2 over the flow rate Q1 is at least 4. A device provides such microfluidic flow and a method is provided to alter biological cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignees: UNIVERSITEIT GENT, CNRS, ISEN YNCRÉA HAUTS-DE-FRANCE, UNIVERSITÉ DE LILLE, UNIVERSITÉ POLYTECHNIQUE HAUTS-DE-FRANCE, CENTRALE LILLE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kevin Braeckmans, Ranhua Xiong, Majid Layachi, Anthony Treizebre, Francois Anquez, Quentin Thommen, Emmanuel Courtade
  • METHOD AND DEVICE TO PROVIDE A MICROFLUIDIC FLOW
    Publication number: 20220228094
    Abstract: A method to provide a microfluidic flow comprising a central flow and at least one outer flow, such that the central flow includes a first material and the at least one outer flow comprises a second material. One of the first material and the second material has cells and the other of the first material and the second material has solid particles. The method involves injection of a first suspension including the first material through a central inlet with a flow rate Q2 and injection of a second suspension comprising the second material through a pair of side inlets with a flow rate Q2, whereby the ratio of the flow rate Q2 over the flow rate Q1 is at least 4. A device provides such microfluidic flow and a method is provided to alter biological cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin BRAECKMANS, Ranhua XIONG, Majid LAYACHI, Anthony TREIZEBRE, Francois ANQUEZ, Quentin THOMMEN, Emmanuel COURTADE