Patents by Inventor Luis M. Fidalgo

Luis M. Fidalgo 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).

  • Microfluidic systems
    Patent number: 8828210
    Abstract: This invention relates to microfluidic systems and more particularly to methods and apparatus for accessing the contents of micro droplets (114) in an emulsion stream. A method of accessing the contents of a droplet (114) of an emulsion in a microfluidic system, the method comprising: flowing the emulsion alongside a continuous, non-emulsive stream of second fluid (118) to provide an interface (120) between said emulsion and said stream of second fluid (118); and in embodiments applying one or both of an electric (112a, 112b) and magnetic field across said interface (120) to alter a trajectory of a said droplet (114) of said emulsion to cause said droplet to coalesce with said stream of second fluid (118); and accessing said contents of said droplet (114) in said second stream (118).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cambridge Enterprise Limited
    Inventors: Chris Abell, Wilhelm T. S. Huck, Daniel Bratton, Graeme Whyte, Luis M. Fidalgo
  • MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20120091004
    Abstract: This invention relates to microfluidic systems and more particularly to methods and apparatus for accessing the contents of micro droplets (114) in an emulsion stream. A method of accessing the contents of a droplet (114) of an emulsion in a microfluidic system, the method comprising: flowing the emulsion alongside a continuous, non-emulsive stream of second fluid (118) to provide an interface (120) between said emulsion and said stream of second fluid (118); and in embodiments applying one or both of an electric (112a, 112b) and magnetic field across said interface (120) to alter a trajectory of a said droplet (114) of said emulsion to cause said droplet to coalesce with said stream of second fluid (118); and accessing said contents of said droplet (114) in said second stream (118).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Chris Abell, Wilhelm T.S. Huck, Daniel Bratton, Graeme Whyte, Luis M. Fidalgo