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Giacomo N Vacca

from Aptos, CA
Age ~56
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Also known as:
Giacomo Nacca
Related to:
Edward N Bolen, 57Greg S Garman, 55Ingrid E Vacca, 58Judith C Garman, 81Molly E Garman, 54Jon K Garman, 85
Connected to:
Christine M Vacca, 67Dorothy D Vacca, 72Leo J Vacca, 72Paul J Vacca, 40Rosanne Vacca, 75Rudy Vacca, 70Samantha Vacca, 39Barbara R Vaccai, 77Carmel Vaccare, 74Cawley D Vaccarella, 51

Giacomo Vacca Phones & Addresses

  • Aptos, CA
  • 1115 El Solyo Ave, Campbell, CA 95008 (650) 269-0727
  • Cupertino, CA
  • Morgan Hill, CA
  • San Jose, CA
  • Santa Clara, CA
  • Menlo Park, CA
  • Mountain View, CA
  • Somerville, MA
  • Clinton, NJ
  • Stanford, CA
  • Annandale, NJ

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Name / Title
Company / Classification
Phones & Addresses
Giacomo Vacca
President
KINETIC RIVER CORP
Engineering Services
661 S Baywood Ave, San Jose, CA 95128

Publications

Us Patents

Microfluidic Control For Waveguide Optical Switches, Variable Attenuators, And Other Optical Devices

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US Patent:
7016560, Mar 21, 2006
Filed:
Feb 27, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/085885
Inventors:
Anthony J. Ticknor - Cupertino CA, US
John T. Kenney - Palo Alto CA, US
Giacomo Vacca - Menlo Park CA, US
Dudley A. Saville - Princeton NJ, US
Ken G. Purchase - Mountain View CA, US
Assignee:
Lightwave Microsystems Corporation - San Jose CA
International Classification:
G02B 6/35
G02B 6/26
US Classification:
385 16, 385 15, 385 39, 385 40
Abstract:
Devices utilize elements carried by a fluid in a microchannel toswitch, attenuate, shutter, filter, or phase shift optical signals. In certain embodiments, a microchannel carries a gaseous or liquid slug that interacts with at least a portion of the optical power of an optical signal traveling through a waveguide. The microchannel may form part of the cladding of the waveguide, part of the core and the cladding, or part of the core only. The microchannel may also have ends or may be configured as a loop or continuous channel. The fluid devices may be self-latching or may be semi-latching. The fluid in the microchannel is moved using e. g. , e. g. , electrocapillarity, differential-pressure electrocapillarity, electrowetting, continuous electrowetting, electrophoresis, electroosmosis, dielectrophoresis, electro-hydrodynamic electrohydrodynamic pumping, magneto-hydrodynamic magnetohydrodynamic pumping, thermocapillarity, thermal expansion, dielectric pumping, and/or variable dielectric pumping.

Microfluidic Control For Waveguide Optical Switches, Variable Attenuators, And Other Optical Devices

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US Patent:
7283696, Oct 16, 2007
Filed:
Nov 28, 2005
Appl. No.:
11/289188
Inventors:
Anthony J. Ticknor - Cupertino CA, US
John T. Kenney - Palo Alto CA, US
Giacomo Vacca - Menlo Park CA, US
Dudley A. Saville - Princeton NJ, US
Ken G. Purchase - Mountain View CA, US
Assignee:
Lightwave Microsystems, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:
G02B 6/10
US Classification:
385 14, 385129, 385140, 385 16
Abstract:
Devices utilize elements carried by a fluid in a microchannel to switch, attenuate, shutter, filter, or phase shift optical signals. In certain embodiments, a microchannel carries a gaseous or liquid slug that interacts with at least a portion of the optical power of an optical signal traveling through a waveguide. The microchannel may form part of the cladding of the waveguide, part of the core and the cladding, or part of the core only. The microchannel may also have ends or may be configured as a loop or continuous channel. The fluid devices may be self-latching or may be semi-latching. The fluid in the microchannel is moved using e. g. , e. g. , electrocapillarity, differential-pressure electrocapillarity, electrowetting, continuous electrowetting, electrophoresis, electroosmosis, dielectrophoresis, electro-hydrodynamic electrohydrodynamic pumping, magneto-hydrodynamic magnetohydrodynamic pumping, thermocapillarity, thermal expansion, dielectric pumping, and/or variable dielectric pumping.

Method And Apparatus For Rapidly Counting And Identifying Biological Particles In A Flow Stream

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US Patent:
7804594, Sep 28, 2010
Filed:
Nov 2, 2007
Appl. No.:
11/934277
Inventors:
Giacomo Vacca - Santa Clara CA, US
Norman R. Goldblatt - Los Altos CA, US
Michael W. Yee - Mount Shasta CA, US
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Inc. - Abbott Park IL
International Classification:
G01N 21/00
US Classification:
356337, 356338
Abstract:
A method for increasing the throughput, or the precision, or both the precision and the throughput, of a flow cytometer, or of a hematology analyzer employing a flow cytometer, by utilizing the technique of laser rastering. Laser rastering involves sweeping a laser beam across a flowing sample stream in a hematology analyzer. An apparatus suitable for carrying out the method of this invention comprises an optical module comprising a source of light, a scanning device, a lens or system of lenses, a flow cell, detectors, and filters; and an electronic module comprising preamplifiers, analog signal conditioning elements, analog-to-digital converters, field-programmable gate arrays, digital signal processing elements, and data storage elements.

Method And Apparatus For Rapidly Counting And Identifying Biological Particles In A Flow Stream

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US Patent:
8159670, Apr 17, 2012
Filed:
Oct 31, 2008
Appl. No.:
12/262431
Inventors:
Giacomo Vacca - Santa Clara CA, US
Richard G. Kendall - Miami FL, US
Norman R. Goldblatt - Los Altos CA, US
Michael W. Yee - Mount Shasta CA, US
Mahesh R. Junnarkar - San Jose CA, US
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Park IL
International Classification:
G01N 21/00
US Classification:
356337, 356338
Abstract:
A method for increasing the throughput, or the precision, or both the precision and the throughput, of a flow cytometer, or of a hematology analyzer employing a flow cytometer, and for further reducing the complexity of such a cytometer or analyzer, by utilizing the technique of laser rastering in combination with a lysis-free single-dilution method. Laser rastering involves sweeping a laser beam across a flowing sample stream in a hematology analyzer. A lysis-free single-dilution method involves performing all the flow cytometer measurements on a sample using a single aliquot, a single lysis-free reagent solution, a single dilution, and a single pass of said dilution through the measurement apparatus. An apparatus suitable for carrying out the method of this invention comprises an optical module comprising a source of light, a scanning device, a lens or system of lenses, a flowcell, detectors, and filters; and an electronic module comprising preamplifiers, analog signal conditioning elements, analog-to-digital converters, field-programmable gate arrays, digital signal processing elements, and data storage elements.

Method And Apparatus For Rapidly Counting And Identifying Biological Particles In A Flow Stream

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US Patent:
8253938, Aug 28, 2012
Filed:
May 26, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/116594
Inventors:
Giacomo Vacca - San Jose CA, US
Norman R. Goldblatt - Mountain View CA, US
Michael W. Yee - Mount Shasta CA, US
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Park IL
International Classification:
G01N 21/00
US Classification:
356337, 356338
Abstract:
A method for increasing the throughput, or the precision, or both the precision and the throughput, of a flow cytometer, or of a hematology analyzer employing a flow cytometer, by utilizing the technique of laser rastering. Laser rastering involves sweeping a laser beam across a flowing sample stream in a hematology analyzer. An apparatus suitable for carrying out the method of this invention comprises an optical module comprising a source of light, a scanning device, a lens or system of lenses, a flow cell, detectors, and filters; and an electronic module comprising preamplifiers, analog signal conditioning elements, analog-to-digital converters, field-programmable gate arrays, digital signal processing elements, and data storage elements.

Method And Apparatus For Rapidly Counting And Identifying Biological Particles In A Flow Stream

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US Patent:
8400632, Mar 19, 2013
Filed:
Apr 16, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/448216
Inventors:
Giacomo Vacca - Santa Clara CA, US
Richard G. Kendall - Miami FL, US
Norman R. Goldblatt - Los Altos CA, US
Michael W. Yee - Mount Shasta CA, US
Mahesh R. Junnarkar - San Jose CA, US
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Park IL
International Classification:
G01N 21/00
US Classification:
356337, 356338
Abstract:
A method for increasing the throughput and/or the precision of a flow cytometer, or a hematology analyzer employing a flow cytometer, and for further reducing the complexity of such a cytometer or analyzer. The system and method includes utilizing the technique of laser rastering in combination with a lysis-free single-dilution method.

Method And Apparatus For Rapidly Counting And Identifying Biological Particles In A Flow Stream

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US Patent:
8045162, Oct 25, 2011
Filed:
Sep 13, 2010
Appl. No.:
12/880523
Inventors:
Giacomo Vacca - San Jose CA, US
Norman R. Goldblatt - Mountain View CA, US
Michael W. Yee - Mount Shasta CA, US
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Inc. - Abbott Park IL
International Classification:
G01N 21/00
US Classification:
356337, 356338
Abstract:
A method for increasing the throughput, or the precision, or both the precision and the throughput, of a flow cytometer, or of a hematology analyzer employing a flow cytometer, by utilizing the technique of laser rastering. Laser rastering involves sweeping a laser beam across a flowing sample stream in a hematology analyzer. An apparatus suitable for carrying out the method of this invention comprises an optical module comprising a source of light, a scanning device, a lens or system of lenses, a flow cell, detectors, and filters; and an electronic module comprising preamplifiers, analog signal conditioning elements, analog-to-digital converters, field-programmable gate arrays, digital signal processing elements, and data storage elements.

Microfluidic Control Using Dielectric Pumping

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US Patent:
20030006140, Jan 9, 2003
Filed:
Feb 28, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/087264
Inventors:
Giacomo Vacca - Menlo Park CA, US
John Kenney - Palo Alto CA, US
Dudley Saville - Princeton NJ, US
International Classification:
G01N027/26
G01N027/447
US Classification:
204/547000, 204/450000, 204/451000, 204/600000, 204/601000, 204/643000
Abstract:
Devices and methods utilizing dielectric pumping and variable dielectric pumping to move fluids through microchannels. Two fluids having dissimilar dielectric constants form an interface that is positioned between two electrodes in order to move the interface and therefore the fluids. Dielectric pumping and variable dielectric pumping may be used to move fluids in miniaturized analytical packages containing microchannels in which forces created by surface tension predominate over the gravitational force.
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