Patents by Inventor Junfie Tian

Junfie Tian 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).

  • Switches for microfluidic systems
    Patent number: 9011798
    Abstract: A microfluidic system including a substrate in sheet form, at least one hydrophilic microfluidic channel supported on a surface of the substrate, and at least one functional component formed as part of the substrate for providing a functional component for the microfluidic channel wherein the functional component comprises at least one cut within the substrate for providing a switch or filter component for the microfluidic channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Monash University
    Inventors: Wei Shen, Xu Li, Junfie Tian, Thanh Huynh Nguyen, Gil Garnier
  • SWITCHES FOR MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20110318227
    Abstract: A microfluidic system including a substrate in sheet form, at least one hydrophilic microfluidic channel supported on a surface of the substrate, and at least one function component formed as part of the substrate for providing a functional component for the microfluidic channel wherein the functional component comprises at least one cut within the substrate for providing a switch or filter component for the microfluidic channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Wei Shen, Xu Li, Junfie Tian, Thanh Huynh Nguyen, Gil Garnier