Inventor · Saint-Égrève, FR

Yves Fouillet

38Patents
13h-index
51Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 29, 1995 → Mar 8, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7052244B2 Device for displacement of small liquid volumes along a micro-catenary line by electrostatic forces Physics 273 Expired
US7211223B2 Device for injection and mixing of liquid droplets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 123 Expired
US7531072B2 Device for controlling the displacement of a drop between two or several solid substrates Electricity 88 Active
US7922886B2 Drop dispenser device Performing Operations; Transporting 78 Active
US7989056B2 Hydrophobic surface coating with low wetting hysteresis, method for depositing same, microcomponent and use Performing Operations; Transporting 78 Active
US6977145B2 Method for carrying out a biochemical protocol in continuous flow in a microreactor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 71 Expired
US8342207B2 Making a liquid/liquid or gas system in microfluidics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Active
US7015030B1 Microfluidic devices and uses thereof in biochemical processes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 65 Expired
US7094379B2 Device for parallel and synchronous injection for sequential injection of different reagents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US8444836B2 Microdevice for treating liquid samples Performing Operations; Transporting 55 Active
US9474661B2 Item intended to come into contact with a liquid, in particular a bandage Human Necessities 22 Active
US6812820B1 Microsystem with element deformable by the action of heat-actuated device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US7235405B2 Liquid product distribution device and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US7513535B2 Micro-tube connection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US6395557B1 Method for determining an analyte present in a solution Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5781994A Process for the micromechanical fabrication of nozzles for liquid jets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US8603413B2 Electrode addressing method Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US8679423B2 Method for producing reconfigurable microchannels Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US7595925B2 Actuating device having a flexible diaphragm controlled by electrowetting Physics 7 Active
US8760032B2 Energy recovering device with a liquid electrode Electricity 6 Active
US6680193B1 Device for chemical and/or biological analysis with analysis support Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US5818623A Scanning micro-elements for optical systems Physics 6 Expired
US9005455B2 Device and a method for separating a suspension Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US9163965B2 Microflowmeter and method for making same Physics 2 Active
US7404930B2 Method and system for performing in continuous flow a biological, chemical or biochemical protocol Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.