Patents by Inventor René Salathe

René Salathe 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).

  • Miniaturized optical tweezers based on high-NA micro-mirrors
    Patent number: 7968839
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical tweezer device including at least one light source and one three-dimensional optical trap, said optical trap comprising one focusing micro-mirror which is adapted to reflect and focus at least a portion of the light emitted by said light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventors: Fabrice Merenda, Johann Rohner, René Salathe
  • Miniaturized optical tweezer array
    Patent number: 7759635
    Abstract: Apparatus for forming a single or a plurality of threedimensional optical traps, the apparatus comprising: a. A collimated light source that is directed onto an array of focalizing refractive or diffractive elements providing a single or a plurality of focal areas, and b. An array of reflective elements, placed opposite to the said focalizing elements described in a), which reflect back the light into the said focal area. The invention also relates to a method for using this apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventors: Gerben Boer, Fabrice Merenda, Guy Delacretaz, René Salathe