Patents by Inventor Willow R. Diluzio

Willow R. Diluzio 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).

  • Method and apparatus for fluid dispersion
    Patent number: 8986628
    Abstract: A microfluidic method and device for focusing and/or forming discontinuous sections of similar or dissimilar size in a fluid is provided. The device can be fabricated simply from readily-available, inexpensive material using simple techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, The Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto
    Inventors: Howard A. Stone, Shelley L. Anna, Nathalie Bontoux, Darren Roy Link, David A. Weitz, Irina Gitlin, Eugenia Kumacheva, Piotr Garstecki, Willow R. Diluzio, George M. Whitesides
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLUID DISPERSION
    Publication number: 20140037514
    Abstract: A microfluidic method and device for focusing and/or forming discontinuous sections of similar or dissimilar size in a fluid is provided. The device can be fabricated simply from readily-available, inexpensive material using simple techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicants: Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto, The MaRS Centre, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Howard A. Stone, Shelly L. Anna, Nathalie Bontoux, Darren Roy Link, David A. Weitz, Irina Gitlin, Eugenia Kumacheva, Piotr Garstecki, Willow R. DiLuzio, George M. Whitesides
  • Method and apparatus for fluid dispersion
    Patent number: 8337778
    Abstract: A microfluidic method and device for focusing and/or forming discontinuous sections of similar or dissimilar size in a fluid is provided. The device can be fabricated simply from readily-available, inexpensive material using simple techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, The Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto
    Inventors: Howard A. Stone, Shelley L. Anna, Nathalie Bontoux, Darren Roy Link, David A. Weitz, Irina Gitlin, Eugenia Kumacheva, Piotr Garstecki, Willow R. Diluzio, George M. Whitesides
  • Stablization and terminal sterilization of phospholipid formulations
    Publication number: 20030049158
    Abstract: A method for sterilizing a lipid-containing formulation wherein the pH and the ionic strength of the lipid-containing formulation are optionally adjusted and the lipid-containing formulation is subjected to a temperature of between about 126° C. and about 130° C. for a time of between about 2 minutes and about 10 minutes. A stabilizing excipient is optionally added to the lipid-containing formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Poh K. Hui, Willow R. Diluzio