Patents by Inventor Max Kim

Max Kim 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).

  • Bubble trap with fluid guide
    Patent number: 12714953
    Abstract: A bubble trap device is provided comprising: a housing including an inner wall region defining a chamber to enclose a fluid; a fluid guide; a first fluid conduit located within the fluid guide and extending between a first opening in the inner wall region and a first surface opening located in the first surface region; a second fluid conduit located within the fluid guide and extending between a second housing opening in the inner wall region and a second surface opening located in the second surface region; one or more third fluid conduits located at a perimeter region of the fluid guide and extending between the first chamber region and the second chamber region; wherein the fluid guide has a contour to direct fluid flowing between the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit to flow through one or more of the one or more third fluid conduits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: San Jose State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Sang-Joon Lee, Max Kim, Bhavagyna Vegunta, Anand Ramasubramanian, Charmaine Lui, Joshua Tran
  • BUBBLE TRAP WITH FLUID GUIDE
    Publication number: 20250242279
    Abstract: A bubble trap device is provided comprising: a housing including an inner wall region defining a chamber to enclose a fluid; a fluid guide; a first fluid conduit located within the fluid guide and extending between a first opening in the inner wall region and a first surface opening located in the first surface region; a second fluid conduit located within the fluid guide and extending between a second housing opening in the inner wall region and a second surface opening located in the second surface region; one or more third fluid conduits located at a perimeter region of the fluid guide and extending between the first chamber region and the second chamber region; wherein the fluid guide has a contour to direct fluid flowing between the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit to flow through one or more of the one or more third fluid conduits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Sang-Joon Lee, Max Kim, Bhavagyna Vegunta, Anand Ramasubramanian, Charmaine Lui, Joshua Tran