Patents by Inventor Ryan Maurice Enright

Ryan Maurice Enright 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).

  • Structured surfaces with controlled flow resistance
    Patent number: 7412938
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a substrate having a surface configured to accommodate a fluid thereover. A plurality of fluid-support-structures are on the surface. Each of the fluid-support-structures has at least one dimension of less than one millimeter. A well in the substrate has an opening on the surface. A medium is locatable between the plurality of fluid-support-structures and in the well. The medium located between the fluid-support-structures is in communication with the medium in the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignees: Lucent Technologies Inc., University of Limerick
    Inventors: Marc Scott Hodes, Paul Robert Kolodner, Thomas Nikita Krupenkin, Joseph Ashley Taylor, Ryan Maurice Enright