Patents by Inventor Rachel McCloskey

Rachel McCloskey 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 fragmenting material by hydrodynamic shear
    Publication number: 20060133957
    Abstract: A device and method for use with a centrifuge for fragmenting solute or particulate material contained in a liquid sample are disclosed. The device includes a substrate adapted to be supported within a centrifuge tube, and providing a microchannel defining a plurality of shear regions. Material contained in a liquid sample applied to the device, with such supported in a centrifuge tube within a centrifuge, is fragmented by shearing as the sample is forced successively through the plurality of shear regions in the microchannel, when the selected centrifugal force applied to the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Merrill Knapp, Victor Aguero, Jose Joseph, Keith Laderoute, Richard Heydt, Rachel McCloskey