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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186869 | Method and device for dosing and mixing small amounts of liquid A method or device for integrated dosing and intermixing of small amounts of liquid, has a first liquid conveyed into or onto a first reservoir (3). A second reservoir (1) is entirely filled with a second liquid. The first and second liquids are brough... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7942568 | Active micromixer using surface acoustic wave streaming An active micromixer uses a surface acoustic wave, preferably a Rayleigh wave, propagating on a piezoelectric substrate to induce acoustic streaming in a fluid in a microfluidic channel. The surface acoustic wave can be generated by applying an RF excitation signal ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7731412 | Fluid-handling apparatus and methods Fluid processing apparatus comprises a fluid-handling manifold comprising a manifold body having at least a first fluid duct and a second fluid duct. The first and second fluid ducts are in fluid communication with each other at a microfluidic junction of the fluid-... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7686500 | Method and apparatus for acoustically controlling liquid solutions in microfluidic devices Acoustic energy is used to control motion in a fluid. According to one embodiment, the invention directs acoustic energy at selected naturally occurring nucleation features to control motion in the fluid. In another embodiment, the invention provides focussed or unf... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7431892 | Apparatus for sterilizing a liquid with focused acoustic standing waves Apparatus and method for sterilization of liquid includes a liquid container containing a liquid and having a piezoceramic ring that is connected to a power supply system. Power supply system supplies electric signals to the piezoceramic ring that are transformed in... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7372038 | Analysis of temperature-dependent molecular configurations An apparatus and method for analysing temperature-dependent molecular configurations such as folding comprises a multi-channel flow-through chip (12) along which molecules to be analysed pass. A temperature gradient is maintained along the length of the chip.... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357565 | Fluid injector and mixer apparatus An improved injector which mixes a secondary fluid into a carrier fluid stream has (a) a body for directing the flow of the carrier fluid, this body having an internal wall forming a flow passage therethrough, a central axis, an inlet, an outlet, and a port for rece... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354556 | Process and apparatus for irradiating fluids Fluids in a vessel are subjected to a high ultrasonic intensity, by means of several ultrasonic transducers attached to a wall of the vessel, each transducer (14) radiating no more than 3 W/cm2, the transducers being sufficiently close to each othe... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7329039 | Systems and methods for determining a state of fluidization and/or a state of mixing Apparatus and methods are disclosed for treating a sample by selectively controlling sonic energy and/or selectively controlling the location of the sample relative to the sonic energy. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7288229 | Parallel reactor with sensing of internal properties An apparatus and method for carrying out and monitoring the progress and properties of multiple reactions is disclosed. The method and apparatus are especially useful for synthesizing, screening, and characterizing combinatorial libraries, but also offer significant... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7267654 | Focused shock-wave devices with direct wave cavitation suppressor A reflector (14) reflects energy emitting from an energy source (16) and focuses and directs it to a target. An aperture stop or suppressor disk (18) is positioned between the energy source (16) and target. The outer periphery of the aper... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258674 | Ultrasonic treatment and imaging of adipose tissue A system for the destruction of adipose tissue utilizing high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) within a patient's body. The system comprises a controller for data storage and the operation and control of a plurality of elements. One elements is a means for mappin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253551 | Apparatus to produce acoustic cavitation in a liquid insonification medium An apparatus to produce acoustic cavitation by controlling cavitation events in a liquid insonification medium utilizing a waveform to excite a transducer with a series of bipolar inharmonic tone bursts having medium recovery intervals between respective bursts so t... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247977 | Ultrasonic processing method and apparatus with multiple frequency transducers Ultrasonic processing apparatus and methods are disclosed, which includes multiple transducers of at least two different resonant frequencies supplying ultrasonic energy to a liquid filled tank containing components to be cleaned or processed ultrasonically. The tra... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238223 | Acoustical stimulation of vapor diffusion system and method An apparatus for removing constituents from a fluid stream is provided. The apparatus includes a duct, a collection device, a sorbent injector, and an acoustic generator. The duct has a fluid passageway to receive a fluid stream having constituents. The collection d... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232549 | Apparatus for controlling the free surface of a liquid in a well plate Devices useful in liquid transfer applications and in particular, devices for controlling the free surface of a source liquid in acoustic liquid ejection systems are disclosed. The devices advantageously maintain a source liquid to be transferred at a constant heigh... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7217380 | Vibration apparatus and methods of vibration The present invention relates to apparatus and methods of vibration. In particular, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods of vibration for tooling in a structure, such as, for example, a fuselage. In one implementation, the tooling comprises at leas... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7195393 | Micro fluidic valves, agitators, and pumps and methods thereof A valve which has a structure with at least one opening and a member which has a fixed static charge and also has a first position exposing the opening and a second position sealing the opening. A method for making the valve includes providing a structure with at le... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7160516 | High volume ultrasonic flow cell A flow cell for the ultrasonic treatment of a liquid includes a housing with a wall at least partially defining a flow chamber therein. The housing includes a first liquid passage and a second liquid passage for flowing the liquid into and out of the flow chamber. A... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150779 | Modulated acoustic agglomeration system and method An acoustic agglomerator for agglomerating constituents in a fluid is provided. The acoustic agglomerator includes an area containing a fluid having constituents and an acoustic generator operable to generate a modulated acoustic field to enhance agglomeration of th... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7118540 | Method for use in orthodontics for accelerating tooth movement when treating patients for malocclusion A method for accelerating orthodontic treatment of malocclusion by noninvasively altering a condition of bone in a patient's jaw so that teeth held in generally fixed positions in the bone are able to be relatively easily and rapidly repositioned using orthodontic a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108003 | Ultrasonic cleaning apparatus Pluralities of ultrasonic transducers are arranged on the bottom wall of the cleaning tank. The output power of the ultrasonic oscillator is supplied to the transducers through the switching unit, which switches the drive mode between a first mode in which all the u... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086778 | System using a levitating, rotating pumping or mixing element and related methods A system for pumping or mixing a fluid using a levitating, rotating pumping or mixing element and various other components for use in a pumping or mixing system are disclosed. The pumping or mixing element is placed in a fluid-containing vessel in close proximity to... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078679 | Inductive detection for mass spectrometry The invention provides devices, device configurations and methods for improved sensitivity, resolution and efficiency in mass spectrometry, particularly as applied to biological molecules, including biological polymers, such as proteins and nucleic acids. More parti... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7056366 | Method and apparatus for increasing the operating lifetime of gas filters by an acoustic field A method for slowing down the increase in pressure drop across a gas filter caused by clogging as a result of a contaminant particles layer being formed on the filter. The method includes applying acoustic waves from an acoustic wave source to a gas to be filtered a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040332 | Method and apparatus for megasonic cleaning with reflected acoustic waves A system for cleaning a substrate includes a tank defining an inner cavity between a base and sidewalls extending therefrom. A source of acoustic energy affixed to an outer surface of one of the sidewalls. The tank is configured to decouple a direction associated wi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033068 | Substrate processing apparatus for processing substrates using dense phase gas and sonic waves Embodiments of the invention are directed to substrate processing apparatuses and methods for processing substrates. In one embodiment, a substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a substrate holder inside of the processing chamber for holding a ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018546 | Water treatment method and water treatment device Embodiments of the invention provide a water treatment method and water treatment device capable of automatically tracking the frequency of ultrasonic waves and automatically controlling their amplitude such that optimal cavitation is generated. In one embodiment, a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008796 | Assay sonication apparatus and methodology An assay apparatus includes a cell with a working electrode and a sonicating device structurally coupled to the cell for sonication the contents of the cell. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004016 | Probe system for ultrasonic processing tank The invention provides systems, methods and apparatus for processing delicate parts within a process tank such as an ultrasonic tank. Typically, one or more transducers connect to the tank and respond to drive signals from a generator to produce ultrasound within pr... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6986601 | Piezoelectric mixing method A method for mixing at least two fluids includes introducing the at least two fluids into a mixing chamber. The mixing chamber includes a piezoelectric component (500) for mechanical actuation of fluid motion within or adjacent the mixing chamber. The piezoel... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6948843 | Method and apparatus for acoustically controlling liquid solutions in microfluidic devices Acoustic energy is used to control motion in a fluid. According to one embodiment, the invention directs acoustic energy at selected naturally occurring nucleation features to control motion in the fluid. In another embodiment, the invention provides focussed or unf... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6946773 | Apparatus and methods for cleaning and/or processing delicate parts The invention utilizes harmonics of certain clamped ultrasound transducers to generate ultrasound within the liquid of an ultrasonic tank and in a frequency range of between about 100 khz to 350 khz (i.e., “microsonic” frequencies). The application of microsonic... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6931144 | Automated rip tide detection system A system substitutes digitized camera images for human vision, in determining the presence or absence of rip tides among sea water wave patterns at a public swimming beach. Computer analysis of these images involves image pre-filtering that enhances the telltale sig... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6914364 | Apparatus and methods for cleaning and/or processing delicate parts The invention utilizes harmonics of certain clamped ultrasound transducers to generate ultrasound within the liquid of an ultrasonic tank and in a frequency range of between about 100 khz to 350 khz (i.e., “microsonic” frequencies). The application of microsonic... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910797 | Mixing device having sequentially activatable circulators A mixing device includes a mixing chamber, inlet and outlet paths, and circulators adapted to change shape or temperature in response to electric current. The change in shape or temperature causes substances to circulate within the mixing chamber to form a mixture. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6906322 | Charged particle source with droplet control for mass spectrometry The invention provides devices, device configurations and methods for improved sensitivity, detection level and efficiency in mass spectrometry particularly as applied to biological molecules, including biological polymers, such as proteins and nucleic acids. In one... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6880563 | Apparatus and method of cleaning a substrate A cleaning apparatus is provided with a processing bath to be filled with a cleaning chemical, an ultrasonic oscillator, and a retainer for holding a substrate to be immersed into a cleaning chemical. The front surface of the substrate is cleaned while ultrasonic wa... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6875401 | Automatic analyzer A sample, a reagent, etc. in a reaction container 132 is agitated with an ultrasonic wave generated from a piezoelectric transducer (141, 142). A power supply unit (144) applies, to the piezoelectric transducer, a voltage having been subjected t... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6857435 | Method and apparatus for cooling a resonator of a megasonic transducer A method for cleaning a semiconductor substrate with a sonic cleaner is provided. The method initiates by introducing a cooling fluid into an inner jacket region of a sonic cleaner to cool a sonic resonator positioned within the inner jacket region. Then, a cleaning... | 02/22/2005 |
