Patents by Inventor Thomas Braga

Thomas Braga 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).

  • Machining process for microfluidic and micromechanical devices
    Patent number: 11951568
    Abstract: A method for micro-fabricating a device on a substrate (20), comprising the steps of providing a cavity (31) having a temporary aperture (35) communicating with the outside; providing a sealing structure (45) adjacent to a perimeter of the temporary aperture (35); applying heat to the sealing structure (45), whereby the sealing structure melts and seals the temporary aperture (35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Femtoprint SA
    Inventors: Charles Baur, Yves Bellouard, Daniele Braga, Thomas Fussinger, David Lambelet, Andrea Lovera, Sacha Pollonghini, Arno Rogg
  • Method for removing sulfur compounds from fluids using compressed metal oxide composition particles
    Publication number: 20050056567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compressed metal oxide composition particle comprised of metal oxide and an organic binder, with the binder preferably being a water insoluble cellulose composition. The present invention also relates to a method for forming a compressed metal oxide composition particle, with the preferred method including compressing a metal oxide and binder mixture to form compressed metal oxide composition particles having a final particle size of between about 0.1 mm and about 200 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Delbert Scranton, Thomas Braga, Alan Johnson, Alvin Samuels