Patents by Inventor M. Brandon Kuczenski

M. Brandon Kuczenski 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).

  • Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods Utilizing Laminar Flow Interface Control and for Controlling Laminar Flow Interface
    Publication number: 20080131323
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for controlling the position of the interface between two or more laminar flow stream in a microfluidic device. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first fluid reservoir shaving an output, a first pressure sensor connected to the output of the first fluid reservoir, a first actuator connected to the first fluid reservoir, a feedback loop connected between the first pressure sensor and the first actuator, a second fluid reservoir having an output, a second pressure sensor connected to the output of the second fluid reservoir, a second actuator connected to the second fluid reservoir, a feedback loop connected between the second pressure sensor and the second actuator, and a microfluidic device including a first input connected to the output of the first fluid reservoir, a second input connected to the output of the second fluid reservoir, and an output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: M. Brandon Kuczenski, William Charles Messner