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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Bio-rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tony Hung, Cambridge, MA (US);
Sepehr Kiani, Watertown, MA (US);
Scott Powers, Cambridge, MA (US);
Adnan Esmail, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502784 (2013.01); B01J 19/0093 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0086 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00783 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00792 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00828 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00831 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00833 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00837 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00855 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00873 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00889 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00894 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00903 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00934 (2013.01); B01L 3/502776 (2013.01); B01L 7/525 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0673 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0858 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0867 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0487 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for confining droplets within a microfluidic channel as well as systems and methods for packing droplets are provided. More specifically, a system and method are provided for controlling the introduction and removal of oil into a microfluidic channel in order to control where drops are allowed to flow within that channel.