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Methods and Apparatuses for Impedance-Based Gas Detection for Microfluidic Systems , P Valiorgue, J.A. Weibel, S.V. Garimella, US Patent No. 9,925,319, issued 03/27/2018.

Modular Jet Impingement Cooling Apparatuses with Exchangeable Jet Plates , M Rau, E. Dede, S. Joshi, M. Gaikwad, S. V. Garimella, US Patent No. 9,484,283, issued 11/01/2016.

Vehicles, Power Electronics Modules and Cooling Apparatuses with Single-Phase and Two-Phase Surface Enhancement Features, M Rau, E. Dede, S. Joshi, S. V. Garimella, US Patent No. 8,786,078, issued 7/22/2014.

Cooling Apparatuses and Power Electronics Modules with Single-Phase and Two-Phase Surface Enhancement Features, M Rau, E. Dede, S. Joshi, S. V. Garimella, US Patent No. 8,643,173, issued 2/4/2014.

Controlled Flow of a Thin Liquid Film by Electrowetting, S.V. Garimella, H.K. Dhavaleswarapu and N. Kumari, US Patent No. 8,632,670, issued 1/21/2014.

Microfluidic Pumping Based on Dielectrophoresis, S. V. Garimella and D. Liu, US Patent No. 8,470,151, issued 6/25/2012 (Divisional Patent)

Microfluidic Pumping Based on Dielectrophoresis, S. V. Garimella and D. Liu, US Patent No. 8,308,926, issued 11/13/2012

Method of Bonding Carbon Nanotubes, S. V. Garimella, T. S. Fisher and S. Aradhya, US Patent No. 8,419,885, issued 4/16/2013 (Divisional Patent)

Method of Bonding Carbon Nanotubes, S. V. Garimella, T. S. Fisher and S. Aradhya, US Patent No. 8,262,835, issued 9/11/2012.

Various Methods, Apparatuses, and Systems that use Ionic Wind to Affect Heat Transfer, S.V. Garimella, T. S. Fisher, D.B. Go and R. K. Mongia, US Patent No. 7,545,640, issued 6/9/2009.

Micropump for Electronics Cooling, S. V. Garimella and V. Singhal, US Patent No. 7,802,970, issued 9/28/2010.

Microchannel Heat Sink, S.V. Garimella and P.-S. Lee, US Patent No. 7,277,284, issued 10/2/2007.

Piezoelectric Device with Feedback Sensor, S. V. Garimella and A. Raman, US Patent No. 6,713,942 B2, issued 3/30/2004.