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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2012
Applicants:
Richard N. Ellson, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joseph D. Olechno, Hayward, CA (US);
Robert G. Kuimelis, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard N. Ellson, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joseph D. Olechno, Hayward, CA (US);
Robert G. Kuimelis, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Labcyte Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/02 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/50 (2013.01); B01L 3/0268 (2013.01); B01L 3/50215 (2013.01); G01N 35/10 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0684 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0415 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0436 (2013.01); G01N 2035/1041 (2013.01);
Abstract
Sample container for holding and transferring a liquid sample and method thereof. The sample container includes an inlet configured to allow a liquid sample to enter a sample container, and an outlet configured to allow one or more droplets of the liquid sample to exit the sample container by one or more acoustic ejections respectively. The inlet and the outlet are in different locations.