Patents by Inventor Wendian Shi

Wendian Shi 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).

  • Publication number: 20140227437
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are presented for a prosthetic injectable intraocular lens. The lenses can be made from silicone, fluorosilicone, and phenyl substituted silicone and be semipermeable to air. One or more silicone elastomeric patches located outside the optical path on the anterior side but away from the equator can be accessed by surgical needles in order to fill or adjust optically clear fluid within the lens. The fluid can be adjusted in order to set a base dioptric power of the lens and otherwise adjust a lens after its initial insertion. The elastomeric patches are sized so that they self-seal after a needle is withdrawn. A straight or stepped slit in the patch can allow a blunt needle to more easily access the interior of the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicants: California Institute of Technology, University of Southern California
    Inventors: Charles DeBoer, Yu-Chong Tai, Mark Humayun, Wendian Shi
  • Publication number: 20120064552
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming a blood-clot microvalve by heating blood in a capillary tube of a microfluidic device. Also described are methods of modulating liquid flow in a capillary tube by forming and removing a blood-clot microvalve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yu-Chong Tai, Wendian Shi, Luke Guo