Patents by Inventor Natacha Callens

Natacha Callens 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).

  • Fluid separation device
    Patent number: 7897044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluidic separation device comprising: at least one microchannel (2; 66) extending along a longitudinal axis (X), the microchannel having a cross-section that presents a width measured along a first transverse axis (Y) and a thickness measured along a second transverse axis (Z) perpendicular to the first, the width being greater than the thickness, the microchannel including, along the second transverse axis, bottom and top walls (3 and 4); at least first, second, and third inlets (7, 8, and 9) in fluidic communication with the microchannel (2), the second inlet (8) being disposed on the second transverse axis (Z) between the first and third inlets (7 and 9); and at least first and third transverse separation walls (10 and 11) respectively separating the first and second inlets and the second and third inlets, the first and second separation walls (10; 11) being arranged in such a manner that the second inlet (8) is separated from each of said bottom and top walls (3 and 4
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Mauricio Hoyos, Pascal Kurowski, Natacha Callens
  • FLUID SEPARATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080067128
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluidic separation device comprising: at least one microchannel (2; 66) extending along a longitudinal axis (X), the microchannel having a cross-section that presents a width measured along a first transverse axis (Y) and a thickness measured along a second transverse axis (Z) perpendicular to the first, the width being greater than the thickness, the microchannel including, along the second transverse axis, bottom and top walls (3 and 4); at least first, second, and third inlets (7, 8, and 9) in fluidic communication with the microchannel (2), the second inlet (8) being disposed on the second transverse axis (Z) between the first and third inlets (7 and 9); and at least first and third transverse separation walls (10 and 11) respectively separating the first and second inlets and the second and third inlets, the first and second separation walls (10; 11) being arranged in such a manner that the second inlet (8) is separated from each of said bottom and top walls (3 and
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Mauricio Hoyos, Pascal Kurowski, Natacha Callens