Patents by Inventor Shuailong ZHANG

Shuailong ZHANG 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).

  • Patterned optoelectronic tweezers
    Patent number: 10953408
    Abstract: A patterned optoelectronic tweezers (p-OET) device is provided. The p-OET device includes a top and a bottom electrode arranged in a parallel spaced apart relationship. A patterned photoconductor layer is provided on the bottom electrode, and forms a pattern comprising at least one raised region where the bottom electrode is coated by a photoconductor material and at least one hollow region where the bottom electrode is exposed. The pattern includes one or more boundaries between the raised and hollow regions. In some implementations, the boundaries of the patterned photoconductive layer define a permanent trap feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO BANTING INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Aaron Wheeler, Shuailong Zhang
  • PATTERNED OPTOELECTRONIC TWEEZERS
    Publication number: 20200094264
    Abstract: A patterned optoelectronic tweezers (p-OET) device is provided. The p-OET device includes a top and a bottom electrode arranged in a parallel spaced apart relationship. A patterned photoconductor layer is provided on the bottom electrode, and forms a pattern comprising at least one raised region where the bottom electrode is coated by a photoconductor material and at least one hollow region where the bottom electrode is exposed. The pattern includes one or more boundaries between the raised and hollow regions. In some implementations, the boundaries of the patterned photoconductive layer define a permanent trap feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Aaron Wheeler, Shuailong ZHANG