Patents by Inventor Laurent D. Menard

Laurent D. Menard 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).

  • Fluidic devices with nanoscale manifolds for molecular transport, related systems and methods of analysis
    Patent number: 10471428
    Abstract: Fluidic devices with a primary transport nanochannel(s) intersected by at least one nanoscale manifold for active control of capture, manipulation and transport of analyte molecules. The at least one manifold can be an array or network of nanochannels, nanoslits or nanoelectrodes joined to a common voltage or pressure source. A respective nanoscale manifold can be configured to allow for precise and active control of driving forces applied to the primary transport nanochannel(s) to drive molecular transport through the various regions along the transport nanochannel(s). The at least one manifold can generate monotonic force gradients with a limited or reduced number of independent input potentials and/or pressures applied to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: John Michael Ramsey, Laurent D. Menard, Michael A. Tycon, Oscar A. McCrate
  • FLUIDIC DEVICES WITH NANOSCALE MANIFOLDS FOR MOLECULAR TRANSPORT, RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20180126379
    Abstract: Fluidic devices with a primary transport nanochannel(s) intersected by at least one nanoscale manifold for active control of capture, manipulation and transport of analyte molecules. The at least one manifold can be an array or network of nanochannels, nanoslits or nanoelectrodes joined to a common voltage or pressure source. A respective nanoscale manifold can be configured to allow for precise and active control of driving forces applied to the primary transport nanochannel(s) to drive molecular transport through the various regions along the transport nanochannel(s). The at least one manifold can generate monotonic force gradients with a limited or reduced number of independent input potentials and/or pressures applied to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: John Michael Ramsey, Laurent D. Menard, Michael a. Tycon, Oscar A. McCrate