Patents by Inventor Zong-Yi LU

Zong-Yi LU 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).

  • Micro-channel imaging system for living organism
    Patent number: 10786341
    Abstract: An imaging system for a living organism is described and has a receiving device used to receive the living organism and formed with at least two receiving grooves, at least one micro-channel connected to the receiving grooves, and a plurality of magnetic cilia disposed on a surface of the micro-channel; a magnetic field providing device neighboring a first side of the receiving device to control an action of the magnetic cilia; a driving device neighboring a second side of the receiving device to drive a movement of the living organism and control a moving direction thereof; a liquid providing device in communication with the receiving device to provide liquid; and an image capturing device neighboring a third side of the receiving device to capture an image of the living organism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chia-Yuan Chen, Karthick Mani, Pin-Yi Huang, Zong-Yi Lu
  • IMAGING SYSTEM FOR LIVING ORGANISM
    Publication number: 20190117361
    Abstract: An imaging system for a living organism is described and has a receiving device used to receive the living organism and formed with at least two receiving grooves, at least one micro-channel connected to the receiving grooves, and a plurality of magnetic cilia disposed on a surface of the micro-channel; a magnetic field providing device neighboring a first side of the receiving device to control an action of the magnetic cilia; a driving device neighboring a second side of the receiving device to drive a movement of the living organism and control a moving direction thereof; a liquid providing device in communication with the receiving device to provide liquid; and an image capturing device neighboring a third side of the receiving device to capture an image of the living organism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Chia-Yuan CHEN, Karthick MANI, Pin-Yi HUANG, Zong-Yi LU