California Institute of Technology patent applications published on July 25th, 2024

Summary of the patent applications from California Institute of Technology on July 25th, 2024

1. **Summary**: The California Institute of Technology has recently filed patents for innovative technologies including amorphous metal thermal management devices, ion focusing devices, and a sample preparation module for optical analysis. These inventions aim to improve heat dissipation, ion focusing efficiency, and sample processing accuracy in various applications such as electronic cooling, mass spectrometry, and medical diagnostics.

2. **Key Points of Patents**:

  * Amorphous metal thermal management devices utilize unique properties for heat transfer.
  * Ion focusing device features curved electrodes and multipole ion guide for efficient ion separation.
  * Sample preparation module processes samples through reaction chambers and solid phase columns for optical analysis.

3. **Notable Applications**:

  * Amorphous metal devices can cool electronic components, LED lights, and batteries effectively.
  * Ion focusing device enhances mass spectrometry, ion mobility spectrometry, and analytical chemistry research.
  * Sample preparation module benefits medical diagnostics, environmental testing, and forensic analysis for accurate and efficient sample processing.

Patent applications for California Institute of Technology on July 25th, 2024

FRONT-LEG ASSISTIVE EXOSKELETON (18422871)

Main Inventor

Lorenzo Franceschini Shaikewitz

PURIFICATION AND DETECTION OF ANALYTES (18470879)

Main Inventor

Rustem ISMAGILOV

MASSIVE GENERATION OF CHEMICALLY LIGATEABLE PROBES FOR MULTIPLEXED FISH (18564478)

Main Inventor

Long CAI

Ion Beam Focusing (18156502)

Main Inventor

Dmitry Grinfeld

Systems and Methods for Creating Flexible and Rigid Pressure Vessels and Thermal and Fluid Devices Made from Amorphous Metals (18423219)

Main Inventor

Douglas C. Hofmann