Patents by Inventor Racha GANA

Racha GANA 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 for mechanically characterizing an element of interest such as an oocyte
    Patent number: 11603516
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for mechanically characterizing an element of interest, for example an oocyte. The mechanical characterization device includes: a support receiving a container suitable for containing a liquid medium; a holder for holding the element of interest; an indenting member; a magnet for generating a magnetic field in which the indenting member is intended to move and which participates in suspending the indenting member with an unstable horizontal direction oriented coaxially to the longitudinal axis; a controller to control the magnet to maneuver the indenting member in translation along the unstable horizontal direction; and a component for determining the mechanical characteristics of the element of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE DE FRANCHE-COMTE, ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE MECANIQUE ET DES MICROTECHNIQUES
    Inventors: Joel Abadie, Racha Gana, Emmanuel Piat
  • DEVICE FOR MECHANICALLY CHARACTERIZING AN ELEMENT OF INTEREST SUCH AS AN OOCYTE
    Publication number: 20200131464
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for mechanically characterizing an element of interest, for example an oocyte. The mechanical characterization device includes: a support receiving a container suitable for containing a liquid medium; a holder for holding the element of interest; an indenting member; a magnet for generating a magnetic field in which the indenting member is intended to move and which participates in suspending the indenting member with an unstable horizontal direction oriented coaxially to the longitudinal axis; a controller to control the magnet to maneuver the indenting member in translation along the unstable horizontal direction; and a component for determining the mechanical characteristics of the element of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Joel ABADIE, Racha GANA, Emmanuel PIAT