Patents by Inventor Nhan To

Nhan To 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).

  • Sheathless interface for capillary electrophoresis/electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry
    Patent number: 10121645
    Abstract: Provided herein are capillaries for use in an electrophoretic separations. The capillaries can comprise an elongated tubular wall defining a path for fluid flow from an inlet to a tapered outlet; and a decoupler junction positioned within the elongated tubular wall upstream of the tapered outlet. The decoupler junction can comprise a plurality of microchannels penetrating through the elongated tubular wall and an ion-permeable polymer coating the plurality of microchannels. Also provided are sheathless interfaces for coupling capillary electrophoresis (CE) with mass spectrometry that employ these capillaries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: National Institutes of Health (NIH) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), U.S. Government NIH Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources (DEITR)
    Inventors: Craig E. Lunte, Ryan Tyler Johnson, Nhan To, Susan M. Lunte, Damon Osbourn
  • Sheathless Interface for Capillary Electrophoresis/Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry
    Publication number: 20180158663
    Abstract: Provided herein are capillaries for use in an electrophoretic separations. The capillaries can comprise an elongated tubular wall defining a path for fluid flow from an inlet to a tapered outlet; and a decoupler junction positioned within the elongated tubular wall upstream of the tapered outlet. The decoupler junction can comprise a plurality of microchannels penetrating through the elongated tubular wall and an ion-permeable polymer coating the plurality of microchannels. Also provided are sheathless interfaces for coupling capillary electrophoresis (CE) with mass spectrometry that employ these capillaries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Craig E. Lunte, Ryan Tyler Johnson, Nhan To, Susan M. Lunte, Damon Osbourn
  • Catheter including a compliant balloon
    Publication number: 20060129175
    Abstract: A catheter having an elongate shaft including a plurality of apertures disposed along at least a length of the shaft to facilitate bending. The catheter includes an inflatable balloon, wherein a subset of the plurality of apertures provides fluid communication from an inflation lumen to the inflatable balloon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Griffin, Huey Chan, Elaine Lim, Nhan To