Patents by Inventor Wenkun DOU

Wenkun DOU 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).

  • Device for continuous measurement of cardiac activity
    Patent number: 12699083
    Abstract: A device and method for measuring at least one cellular activity. The device includes: (a) a deformable polymeric base membrane having a first side and a second side, the polymeric base including a well having an opening on the first side, a cavity extending from the opening and a floor formed by the second side of the polymeric base membrane, (b) a deformable polymeric top membrane overlapping the second side of the polymeric base membrane; and (c) a sensing element disposed between the polymeric base membrane and the polymeric top membrane, the sensing element being disposed over the floor of the well, such that a portion of the second side that forms the floor of the well, the sensing element and a portion of the top membrane that overlaps the well form a suspended membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignees: The Hospital for Sick Children, The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
    Inventors: Yu Sun, Jason Maynes, Li Wang, Wenkun Dou, Craig Simmons
  • DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT OF CARDIAC ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20210215675
    Abstract: A device and method for measuring at least one cellular activity. The device includes: (a) a deformable polymeric base membrane having a first side and a second side, the polymeric base including a well having an opening on the first side, a cavity extending from the opening and a floor formed by the second side of the polymeric base membrane, (b) a deformable polymeric top membrane overlapping the second side of the polymeric base membrane; and (c) a sensing element disposed between the polymeric base membrane and the polymeric top membrane, the sensing element being disposed over the floor of the well, such that a portion of the second side that forms the floor of the well, the sensing element and a portion of the top membrane that overlaps the well form a suspended membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicants: The Hospital for Sick Chicken, The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
    Inventors: Yu Sun, Jason MAYNES, Li WANG, Wenkun DOU, Craig SIMMONS