Patents by Inventor Yan Dong Gao

Yan Dong Gao 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 controlling multi-fluid flow in a micro channel
    Patent number: 7534097
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling multi-fluid flow in a micro channel is disclosed. The apparatus has a first inlet for a first fluid; a second inlet for a second fluid; a first outlet; and a second outlet. The micro channel is operatively and fluidically connected to the first inlet, the second inlet, the first outlet and the second outlet. The micro channel is for receiving the first fluid and the second fluid under pressure-driven flow; there being an interface between the first fluid and the second fluid when in the micro channel. The apparatus also includes a pair of electrodes for having a first electric field applied thereto for a controlling the fluid flow velocity of the first fluid along the micro channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Teck Neng Wong, Nam Trung Nguyen, Chun Yang, Chee Kiong John Chai, Kim Tiow Ooi, Cheng Wang, Yan Dong Gao