Patents by Inventor Myron Plugge

Myron Plugge 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).

  • Localized surface modification for microfluidic applications
    Patent number: 11103867
    Abstract: Techniques for localized surface modification for microfluidic applications are provided. In one aspect, a method includes: contacting at least one portion of a surface with at least one tri(m)ethoxysilane-containing solution under conditions sufficient to form at least one silane monolayer having a given contact angle on the surface thereby modifying a flow rate over the surface. The silane monolayer can include a silane derivative selected from: trimethoxysilyl-propoxypolyethyleneoxide (TMS-PPEO), hexadecyl-triethoxysilane (HD-TES), tridecafluoro-1,1,2,2-tetrahydrooctyl)triethoxysilane (TDF-THO-TES), and combinations thereof. A device modified in accordance with the present techniques is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Minhua Lu, Mareva B. Fevre, James Hedrick, Vince Siu, Evan Colgan, Myron Plugge
  • Localized Surface Modification for Microfluidic Applications
    Publication number: 20190176147
    Abstract: Techniques for localized surface modification for microfluidic applications are provided. In one aspect, a method includes: contacting at least one portion of a surface with at least one tri(m)ethoxysilane-containing solution under conditions sufficient to form at least one silane monolayer having a given contact angle on the surface thereby modifying a flow rate over the surface. The silane monolayer can include a silane derivative selected from: trimethoxysilyl-propoxypolyethyleneoxide (TMS-PPEO), hexadecyl-triethoxysilane (HD-TES), tridecafluoro-1,1,2,2-tetrahydrooctyl)triethoxysilane (TDF-THO-TES), and combinations thereof. A device modified in accordance with the present techniques is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Minhua Lu, Mareva B. Fevre, James Hedrick, Vince Siu, Evan Colgan, Myron Plugge