Patents by Inventor Ronald Kox

Ronald Kox 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).

  • ACTIVE MICRO SIEVE AND METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20190346358
    Abstract: An active sieve device for the isolation and characterization of bio-analytes is provided, comprising a substrate for supporting the bio-analytes. The substrate comprises a plurality of interconnections and a plurality of regions, each region comprising a hole and at least one electrode embedded in or located on the substrate and electrically associated with the hole. Each region further comprises at least one transistor integrated in the substrate and operably connected to the at least one electrode and to at least one of the plurality of interconnections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Tim Stakenborg, Chengxun Liu, Liesbet Lagae, Ronald Kox
  • ACTIVE MICRO SIEVE AND METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20150355070
    Abstract: An active sieve device for the isolation and characterization of bio-analytes is provided, comprising a substrate for supporting the bio-analytes. The substrate comprises a plurality of interconnections and a plurality of regions, each region comprising a hole and at least one electrode embedded in or located on the substrate and electrically associated with the hole. Each region further comprises at least one transistor integrated in the substrate and operably connected to the at least one electrode and to at least one of the plurality of interconnections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Tim Stakenborg, Chengxun Liu, Liesbet Lagae, Ronald Kox
  • ACTIVE MICRO SIEVE AND METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20120064567
    Abstract: An active sieve device for the isolation and characterization of bio-analytes is provided, comprising a substrate for supporting the bio-analytes. The substrate comprises a plurality of interconnections and a plurality of regions, each region comprising a hole and at least one electrode embedded in or located on the substrate and electrically associated with the hole. Each region further comprises at least one transistor integrated in the substrate and operably connected to the at least one electrode and to at least one of the plurality of interconnections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: IMEC
    Inventors: Tim Stakenborg, Chengxun Liu, Liesbet Lagae, Ronald Kox