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Galder Cristobal-Azkarate, Bordeaux FR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100105866MICROFLUIDIC MANIPULATION OF FLUIDS AND REACTIONS - The present invention relates generally to microfluidic structures, and more specifically, to microfluidic structures and methods including microreactors for manipulating fluids and reactions. In some embodiments, structures and methods for manipulating many (e.g., 1000) fluid samples, i.e., in the form of droplets, are described. Processes such as diffusion, evaporation, dilution, and precipitation can be controlled in each fluid sample. These methods also enable conditions within the fluid samples (e.g., concentration) to be controlled. Manipulation of fluid samples can be useful for a variety of applications, including testing for reaction conditions, e.g., in crystallization, chemical, and biological assays.04-29-2010
20100163109MANIPULATION OF FLUIDS AND REACTIONS IN MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS - Microfluidic structures and methods for manipulating fluids and reactions are provided. Such structures and methods may involve positioning fluid samples, e.g., in the form of droplets, in a carrier fluid (e.g., an oil, which may be immiscible with the fluid sample) in predetermined regions in a microfluidic network. In some embodiments, positioning of the droplets can take place in the order in which they are introduced into the microfluidic network (e.g., sequentially) without significant physical contact between the droplets. Because of the little or no contact between the droplets, there may be little or no coalescence between the droplets. Accordingly, in some such embodiments, surfactants are not required in either the fluid sample or the carrier fluid to prevent coalescence of the droplets. Structures and methods described herein also enable droplets to be removed sequentially from the predetermined regions.07-01-2010

Galder ZamarreƱo, Neuchatel CH

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20110066672Transaction Sticky Load Balance Policies - A transaction sticky load balance policy allows a remote client to choose a target server node from a server cluster to provide a transaction service. The load balance policy directs invocations of business methods within a transaction to the same target server node. The remote client receives the load balance policy from a proxy, which is downloaded to the remote client from one of the server nodes in the server cluster. The remote client selects a target server node according to the load balance policy. The remote client then invokes the business methods within a transaction on the target server node via the proxy. The target server node can execute all of the business methods within the transaction on a Java virtual machine. The business methods can be implemented with Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs).03-17-2011
20110067007AUTOMATIC THREAD DUMPING - A server node comprises a monitoring module to support automatic thread dumping. The monitoring module monitors execution of a multi-threaded Java program on a Java virtual machine. The monitoring module detects a pre-defined condition that occurs to one or more of the threads during the execution. Upon detection of the pre-defined condition, the monitoring module automatically invokes a thread dumping module to dump the threads that are currently running on the Java virtual machine.03-17-2011

Galder ZamarreƱo, Neuchatel CH

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110066672Transaction Sticky Load Balance Policies - A transaction sticky load balance policy allows a remote client to choose a target server node from a server cluster to provide a transaction service. The load balance policy directs invocations of business methods within a transaction to the same target server node. The remote client receives the load balance policy from a proxy, which is downloaded to the remote client from one of the server nodes in the server cluster. The remote client selects a target server node according to the load balance policy. The remote client then invokes the business methods within a transaction on the target server node via the proxy. The target server node can execute all of the business methods within the transaction on a Java virtual machine. The business methods can be implemented with Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs).03-17-2011
20110067007AUTOMATIC THREAD DUMPING - A server node comprises a monitoring module to support automatic thread dumping. The monitoring module monitors execution of a multi-threaded Java program on a Java virtual machine. The monitoring module detects a pre-defined condition that occurs to one or more of the threads during the execution. Upon detection of the pre-defined condition, the monitoring module automatically invokes a thread dumping module to dump the threads that are currently running on the Java virtual machine.03-17-2011