Patents by Inventor Nghia Hung Chiem

Nghia Hung Chiem 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).

  • Microfluidic system including a virtual wall fluid interface port for interfacing fluids with the microfluidic system
    Patent number: 7211442
    Abstract: A fluid interface port in a microfluidic system and a method of forming the fluid interface port is provided. The fluid interface port comprises an opening formed in the side wall of a microchannel sized and dimensioned to form a virtual wall when the microchannel is filled with a first liquid. The fluid interface port is utilized to perform a labeling operation on a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Cytonome, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Gilbert, Nghia Hung Chiem