Patents by Inventor Jean-Hugues Codarbox

Jean-Hugues Codarbox 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).

  • Microfluidic device
    Patent number: 7972561
    Abstract: The invention relates to a microfluidic device comprising at least one micro-channel connected at one end to an enclosed area, characterized in that it also comprises an inlet circuit and an outlet circuit connected to the enclosed area and between which the fluid can be discharged without any contact with the micro-channel, wherein at least one of said inlet and outlet circuits can be controlled in such a way that the pressure at the end of the micro-channel can be modified independently from the pressure at the other end of the micro-channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche, Institut Curie
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Viovy, Claus Futterer, Nicolas Davis Minc, Jean Rossier, Jean-Hugues Codarbox
  • Microfluidic device
    Publication number: 20060275179
    Abstract: The invention relates to a microfluidic device comprising at least one micro-channel connected at one end to an enclosed area, characterized in that it also comprises an inlet circuit and an outlet circuit connected to the enclosed area and between which the fluid can be discharged without any contact with the micro-channel, wherein at least one of said inlet and outlet circuits can be controlled in such a way that the pressure at the end of the micro-channel can be modified independently from the pressure at the other end of the micro-channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicants: Centre NAtional De La Recherche Scientifique, Institut Curie
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Viovy, Claus Futterer, Nicolas Minc, Jean Rossier, Jean-Hugues Codarbox