Patents by Inventor Pieter Nieuwland

Pieter Nieuwland 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).

  • Chip-holder for a micro-fluidic chip
    Patent number: 8153059
    Abstract: A chip-holder for holding a micro-fluidic chip has a fixer for detachably fixing the micro-fluidic chip in the chip-holder and at least one process control device configured to support control or monitoring of a chemical process in the micro-fluidic chip, wherein the chip-holder is configured such that the process control device and the micro-fluidic chip are directly and detachably coupled when the micro-fluidic chip is fixed in the chip-holder. Such a chip-holder brings along the advantage that the micro-fluidic chip can easily be removed and exchanged while the process control device can be reused. This reduces running costs of a chemical microreactor system drastically and allows for a very flexible usage of a chemical microreactor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Hoc Khiem Trieu, Michael Bollerott, Martin Kemmerling, Robert Hildebrand, Jan Van Hest, Kaspar Koch, Pieter Nieuwland, Teris A. Van Beek, Ernst J. R. Sudhölter, Remko M. Boom, Anja E. M. Janssen, Floris Rutjes
  • CHIP HOLDER, FLUIDIC SYSTEM AND CHIP HOLDER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090302190
    Abstract: A chip holder for holding a fluidic chip and for providing a fluid connection thereto has a guide adapted such that the fluidic chip can be slid into the chip holder in a guiding direction. The chip holder further has a fastener adapted to press a fluidic connection toward the fluidic chip, such that the fluidic chip is fixed within the chip holder. The guide and the fastener are adapted such that the guiding direction and the direction in which the fluidic connection is pressed exhibit an angle in the range between 45° and 135°, including 45° and 135°. A fluidic system has a chip holder and a fluidic chip inserted therein. A chip holder system has a chip holder and an extension module attached thereto such that the extension module is in contact with the fluidic chip, when the fluidic chip is inserted in the chip holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicants: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., NIJMEGEN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hoc Khiem Trieu, Johann Slotkowski, Robert Klieber, Jan Cornelis Maria Van Hest, Kaspar Koch, Floris Petrus Johannes Theodorus Rutjes, Pieter Nieuwland, Peter Wiebke
  • Chip-Holder for a Micro-Fluidic Chip
    Publication number: 20080299013
    Abstract: A chip-holder for holding a micro-fluidic chip has a fixer for detachably fixing the micro-fluidic chip in the chip-holder and at least one process control device configured to support control or monitoring of a chemical process in the micro-fluidic chip, wherein the chip-holder is configured such that the process control device and the micro-fluidic chip are directly and detachably coupled when the micro-fluidic chip is fixed in the chip-holder. Such a chip-holder brings along the advantage that the micro-fluidic chip can easily be removed and exchanged while the process control device can be reused. This reduces running costs of a chemical microreactor system drastically and allows for a very flexible usage of a chemical microreactor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Frakunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
    Inventors: Hoc Khiem Trieu, Michael Bollerott, Martin Kemmerling, Robert Hildebrand, Jan Van Hest, Kaspar Koch, Pieter Nieuwland, Teris A. Van Beek, Ernst J.R. Sudholter, Remko M. Boom, Anja E.M. Janssen, Floris Rutjes