Patents by Inventor Joseph St. Claire

Joseph St. Claire 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).

  • Novel method and apparatus for flow monitoring in mirco-fluidic devices
    Publication number: 20040008335
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for monitoring the flow rate of a fluid stream which comprises heating the stream with a heating member for a time sufficient to induce a change in the refractive index of the fluid; detecting the change in the refractive index of the fluid at a location remote from the heating member; and calculating the flow rate of the fluid from the change in the refractive index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Mark Hayes, Joseph St. Claire