Patents by Inventor Jose I. Padovani Blanco

Jose I. Padovani Blanco 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).

  • Electropermanent magnet activated microfluidic droplet size modulation
    Patent number: 10385893
    Abstract: An active microfluidic droplet generation device includes a droplet generation junction joining at least one continuous phase channel for carrying a ferrofluid, and a dispersed phase channel for carrying a dispersed phase (e.g., aqueous) flow. A miniature electropermanent magnet (EPM) upstream from the junction generates a magnetic field to modulate a flow rate of a ferrofluid in the continuous phase channel so that dispersed phase droplets are generated with volumes actively controlled on-demand and under continuous flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Jose I. Padovani Blanco, Ali Mohamed Ibrahim, Yasser Hussein Anis, Stefanie S. Jeffrey, Roger T. Howe
  • Electropermanent magnet activated microfluidic droplet size modulation
    Publication number: 20180093265
    Abstract: An active microfluidic droplet generation device includes a droplet generation junction joining at least one continuous phase channel for carrying a ferrofluid, and a dispersed phase channel for carrying a dispersed phase (e.g., aqueous) flow. A miniature electropermanent magnet (EPM) upstream from the junction generates a magnetic field to modulate a flow rate of a ferrofluid in the continuous phase channel so that dispersed phase droplets are generated with volumes actively controlled on-demand and under continuous flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Jose I. Padovani Blanco, Ali Mohamed Ibrahim, Yasser Hussein Anis, Stefanie S. Jeffrey, Roger T. Howe