Patents by Inventor Julian Paul Hillhouse Burt

Julian Paul Hillhouse Burt 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).

  • Manipulation of solid, semi-solid or liquid materials
    Patent number: 5795457
    Abstract: By applying two or more electrical fields (DC, AC, pulsed) of different characteristics to an electrode array on e.g. the wall of a treatment cell, particles suspended in liquid in the cell may be manipulated as desired on a microscopic scale, in particular by exploiting the dielectrophoretic properties of the particles. The particles may be solid, semi-solid or liquid, and may be of simple materials or may be biological particles such as whole cells or fragments thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: British Technology Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Ronald Pethig, Julian Paul Hillhouse Burt