Patents by Inventor Simon John Cran-McGreehin

Simon John Cran-McGreehin 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).

  • Optoelectronic tweezers
    Patent number: 7732758
    Abstract: An on-chip micro-fluidic device (10) fabricated using a semiconductor material. The device has a micro-fluidic channel or chamber (14) defined within the material and one or more monolithically integrated semiconductor lasers (12) operate to form an optical trap in the channel or chamber (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: The University Court of the University of St. Andrews
    Inventors: Kishan Dholakia, Thomas F. Krauss, Simon John Cran-McGreehin