Patents by Inventor Mark A. Unger

Mark A. Unger 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for conducting assays and high throughput screening
    Patent number: 8273574
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfluidic devices and methods for using the same. In particular, microfluidic devices of the present invention are useful in conducting a variety of assays and high throughput screening. Microfluidic devices of the present invention include elastomeric components and comprise a main flow channel; a plurality of branch flow channels; a plurality of control channels; and a plurality of valves. Preferably, each of the valves comprises one of the control channels and an elastomeric segment that is deflectable into or retractable from the main or branch flow channel upon which the valve operates in response to an actuation force applied to the control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Stephen R. Quake, Mark A. Unger, Hou-Pu Chou, Todd A. Thorsen, Axel Scherer