Patents by Inventor Ian S. Foster

Ian S. Foster 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).

  • Publication number: 20120164718
    Abstract: A micromechanical particle sorting system uses a removable/disposable apparatus which may include a compressible device, a filter apparatus and a cell sorter chip assembly. The chip assembly may include a tubing strain relief manifold and a microfabricated cell sorting chip. The chip assembly may be detachable from the filter apparatus in order to mount the MEMS particle sorting chip adjacent to a force-generating apparatus which resides with the particle sorting system. A disturbance device installed in the particle sorting system may interact with a transducer on the removable/disposable apparatus to reduce clogging of the flow through the system. Using this removable/disposable apparatus, when the sample is changed, the entire apparatus can be thrown away with minimal expense and system down time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Innovative Micro Technology
    Inventors: Jamie H. Bishop, David M. Erlach, Ian S. Foster, John S. Foster, John C. Harley, Douglas L. Thompson