Patents by Inventor Senol Mutlu

Senol Mutlu 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).

  • Porous polymers: compositions and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20030232203
    Abstract: A composition, method and use is disclosed for a porous plug that functions as an electro-osmotic pump. The polymer eliminates any back pressure effects while enhancing the electro-osmotic flow in a channel. The pump is bach fabricated by surface micromachining on top of a silicon wafer. The pump device is driven by an alternating zero-average injected current signal at low frequencies producing a bubble-free electro-osmotic flow with a reversible net movement. The device is capable of an average water-air interface velocity of 1.8 &mgr;m/second at 0.8 Hz. The velocity may be increased from between 4.8-13.9 &mgr;m/second by necking down the channel size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicants: The Regents Of The University Of Michigan, The Regents Of The University Of California
    Inventors: Senol Mutlu, Ponnambalam Selvaganapathy, Carlos Mastrangelo, Frantisek Svec, Jean M.J. Frechet, Cong Yu