Patents by Inventor Rafael Porcar

Rafael Porcar 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).

  • Hand-held microfluidic detection device that uses a parasitic light suppressing mechanism to reduce background noise
    Patent number: 10859489
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hand-held microfluidic detection device, comprising: —a microfluidic cell (M) having at least one chamber intended to at least contain a sample; —a support (S) comprising a housing for the removable attachment thereto of the microfluidic cell (M); —excitation light means arranged at least in part in the support (S) to side illuminate the at least one chamber of the microfluidic cell (M) to excite the sample contained therein; —an optical detector (D) configured and arranged to detect light emitted from the sample when excited with said side illumination; and —a casing (C) constituting an envelope into which at least the support (S) is housed and attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignees: FUNDACIÓ INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES FOTÒNIQUES, INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS, IMAGINE OPTIC SPAIN SL
    Inventors: Romain Quidant, Luis Miguel Fidalgo, Rafael Porcar
  • A HAND-HELD MICROFLUIDIC DETECTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200225145
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hand-held microfluidic detection device, comprising: a microfluidic cell (M) having at least one chamber intended to at least contain a sample; a support (S) comprising a housing for the removable attachment thereto of the microfluidic cell (M); excitation light means arranged at least in part in the support (S) to side illuminate the at least one chamber of the microfluidic cell (M) to excite the sample contained therein; an optical detector (D) configured and arranged to detect light emitted from the sample when excited with said side illumination; and a casing (C) constituting an envelope into which at least the support (S) is housed and attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicants: FUNDACIÓ INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES FOTÒNIQUES, INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS, IMAGINE OPTIC SPAIN SL
    Inventors: Romain Quidant, Luis Miguel Fidalgo, Rafael Porcar