Patents by Inventor Jacob M.J. Den Tooner

Jacob M.J. Den Tooner 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).

  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MECHANICALLY DEFORMING CELLS
    Publication number: 20110053241
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for mechanically deforming cells comprising: a cell holding element (33) for holding a cell (32) in a cell holding zone, a micro-actuator (31) for applying a force on the held cell (32), wherein said micro-actuator (31) can be electrically, thermally, photonically or magnetically actuated and wherein the micro-actuator (31) applies said force on the cell (32) in a non-actuated or an actuated state, and a stimulation unit (35) for electrically, thermally, photonically or magnetically actuating said micro-actuator (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Jacob M.J. Den Tooner, Murray F. Gillies