Patents by Inventor Wendy Alvarez Barrios

Wendy Alvarez Barrios 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).

  • Microfluidic devices, systems, and methods for imaging tissue samples
    Patent number: 10168259
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure can include a microfluidic device for imaging a tissue sample. The device can include a tissue chamber, a liquid inlet channel, and a liquid outlet channel. The tissue chamber can be defined by a plurality of walls, at least one of which is transparent. The liquid inlet channel can be fluid communication with the tissue chamber. The liquid outlet channel can be in fluid communication with the tissue chamber. The tissue chamber can be sized and dimensioned to completely immobilize the tissue sample during imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: University of Notre Dame
    Inventors: Siyuan Zhang, Jeremiah Zartman, David Hoelzle, Wendy Alvarez Barrios, Victoria Zellmer, Cody Narciso
  • MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IMAGING TISSUE SAMPLES
    Publication number: 20150362411
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure can include a microfluidic device for imaging a tissue sample. The device can include a tissue chamber, a liquid inlet channel, and a liquid outlet channel. The tissue chamber can be defined by a plurality of walls, at least one of which is transparent. The liquid inlet channel can be fluid communication with the tissue chamber. The liquid outlet channel can be in fluid communication with the tissue chamber. The tissue chamber can be sized and dimensioned to completely immobilize the tissue sample during imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Siyuan Zhang, Jeremiah Zartman, David Hoelzle, Wendy Alvarez Barrios, Victoria Zellmer, Cody Narciso