Patents by Inventor J. Bryce Young

J. Bryce Young 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for liquid droplet deposition
    Patent number: 8202494
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for generating droplets has a capillary tube mounted in a moveable member. The capillary tube is accelerated towards a plate, and then subject to rapid deceleration, e.g. by way of an impact, to promote separation of a droplet which is then deposited on the plate. The droplet can be entirely separated from the capillary tip before being deposited, or, for smaller droplets, the droplet merely extends from the capillary tip and is then drawn onto the plate by a wicking action. The plurality of capillary tubes can be mounted on the common support member to effect multiplexing of drops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: The Governors of the University of Alberta
    Inventors: Liang Li, J. Bryce Young
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR LIQUID DROPLET DEPOSITION
    Publication number: 20090302208
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for generating droplets has a capillary tube mounted in a moveable member. The capillary tube is accelerated towards a plate, and then subject to rapid deceleration, e.g. by way of an impact, to promote separation of a droplet which is then deposited on the plate. The droplet can be entirely separated from the capillary tip before being deposited, or, for smaller droplets, the droplet merely extends from the capillary tip and is then drawn onto the plate by a wicking action. The plurality of capillary tubes can be mounted on the common support member to effect multiplexing of drops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
    Inventors: Liang Li, J. Bryce Young