Patents by Inventor Michael J. Brenan

Michael J. Brenan 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).

  • Publication number: 20210187508
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to microfluidic droplets and, in particular, to multiple emulsion microfluidic droplets. Provided are methods and a device of ordering, sorting and/or focusing particles, the method comprising leading the particles through a microfluidic channel comprising a channel height (H) in the range of (1.8) D to (1.2) D and a channel width (W) in the range of (1.33) D to 1 D, wherein D is the particle diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Scherr, Colin J.H. Brenan, Michael J. Brenan, Marcel Reichen
  • Publication number: 20200338552
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a fluidic interface for delivering a fluid into a microfluidic device, the interface comprising a chamber comprising a first accepting/delivering fluid opening and a second accepting/delivering fluid opening, each opening being positioned opposite to the other, wherein the diameter of the first accepting/delivering fluid opening is smaller than the internal diameter of the chamber and a tubing system connecting the first accepting/delivering fluid opening to a pressure source capable of generating positive or negative pressure. The interface is characterized in that the second accepting/delivering fluid opening is designed to mechanically limit its insertion into a receptacle of a microfluidic device to ensure a predetermined gap (H) between the second accepting/delivering fluid opening and a lower side of the receptacle of a microfluidic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Steven Scherr, Colin J. H. Brenan, Michael J. Brenan, Marcel Reichen, Raphael Clement Li-Ming Doineau