Patents by Inventor Pascal SCHWENDIMANN

Pascal SCHWENDIMANN 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).

  • Device and method for generating droplets
    Patent number: 11872533
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for generating droplets (30) comprising a plurality of channels (20), wherein each channel (20) extends from an inlet (201) along a respective longitudinal axis (L) to an outlet (202), wherein said device (1) comprises a plurality of layers (10) of a substrate material arranged in a stack (100), wherein each layer (10) comprises a first side (101) and a second side (102) facing away from each other, and wherein said first side (101) of each layer (10) comprises a plurality of grooves (103), wherein said channels (20) are formed by said grooves (103) of said first side (101) of a respective layer (10) of said stack (100) and said second side (102) of a respective adjacent layer (10) of said stack (100). The invention further relates to a method for generating droplets (30) and a fabrication method of the device (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: ETH ZURICH
    Inventors: André R. Studart, Alessandro Ofner, Pascal Schwendimann
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DROPLETS
    Publication number: 20200023324
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for generating droplets (30) comprising a plurality of channels (20), wherein each channel (20) extends from an inlet (201) along a respective longitudinal axis (L) to an outlet (202), wherein said device (1) comprises a plurality of layers (10) of a substrate material arranged in a stack (100), wherein each layer (10) comprises a first side (101) and a second side (102) facing away from each other, and wherein said first side (101) of each layer (10) comprises a plurality of grooves (103), wherein said channels (20) are formed by said grooves (103) of said first side (101) of a respective layer (10) of said stack (100) and said second side (102) of a respective adjacent layer (10) of said stack (100). The invention further relates to a method for generating droplets (30) and a fabrication method of the device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: ETH ZURICH
    Inventors: André R. STUDART, Alessandro OFNER, Pascal SCHWENDIMANN