Patents by Inventor Richard Shilton

Richard Shilton 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).

  • Centrifugal microfluidic device
    Patent number: 10265647
    Abstract: Disclosed is a centrifugal microfluidic device comprising a piezoelectric substrate; a rotatable platform device on the substrate; and at least one transducer on the substrate, the transducer being configured to generate a surface acoustic wave that propagates on the surface of the substrate and contacts the rotatable platform device asymmetrically to transfer energy thereto with a lateral distribution to cause rotation of the rotatable platform device. The device may be a microfluidic valve, a microfluidic mixer or a microfluidic particle concentrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Leslie Yu-Ming Yeo, Peggy Chan, Nicholas Glass, Richard Shilton
  • CENTRIFUGAL MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150231530
    Abstract: Disclosed is a centrifugal microfluidic device comprising a piezoelectric substrate; a rotatable platform device on the substrate; and at least one transducer on the substrate, the transducer being configured to generate a surface acoustic wave that propagates on the surface of the substrate and contacts the rotatable platform device asymmetrically to transfer energy thereto with a lateral distribution to cause rotation of the rotatable platform device. The device may be a microfluidic valve, a microfluidic mixer or a microfluidic particle concentrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Leslie Yu-Ming Yeo, Peggy Chan, Nicholas Glass, Richard Shilton