Patents by Inventor Shakuntala Mangru

Shakuntala Mangru 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).

  • Method and apparatus for concentrated airborne particle collection
    Patent number: 7062982
    Abstract: An apparatus for collecting biological aerosols from an air sample is provided comprising an air intake assembly adapted to draw the air sample into the apparatus, a separation section coupled to the intake assembly and adapted to separate aerosol particles from the air sample, a capture section coupled to the separation section and adapted to transport the aerosol particles in a stream of liquid, and a hydrophobic membrane disposed between the separation section and the capture section and adapted to establish a controllable air/fluid boundary therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Sarnoff Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Coyle, Timothy A. Pletcher, Timothy J. Davis, Shakuntala Mangru
  • Method and apparatus for concentrated airborne particle collection
    Publication number: 20040069047
    Abstract: An apparatus for collecting biological aerosols from an air sample is provided comprising an air intake assembly adapted to draw the air sample into the apparatus, a separation section coupled to the intake assembly and adapted to separate aerosol particles from the air sample, a capture section coupled to the separation section and adapted to transport the aerosol particles in a stream of liquid, and a hydrophobic membrane disposed between the separation section and the capture section and adapted to establish a controllable air/fluid boundary therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: Sarnoff Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Coyle, Timothy A. Pletcher, Timothy J. Davis, Shakuntala Mangru