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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2017
Applicant:

General Automation Lab Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventor:

Alexander Hallock, Redwood City, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); G01N 33/558 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6816 (2018.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6853 (2018.01); C12Q 1/689 (2018.01); C12M 1/32 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/558 (2013.01); B01L 3/5023 (2013.01); B01L 3/5085 (2013.01); C12M 23/12 (2013.01); C12M 29/04 (2013.01); C12Q 1/689 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6816 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6853 (2013.01); G01N 33/569 (2013.01); B01L 3/0244 (2013.01); B01L 3/502707 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); B01L 2200/025 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0689 (2013.01); B01L 2200/12 (2013.01); B01L 2200/141 (2013.01); B01L 2300/021 (2013.01); B01L 2300/069 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0636 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0829 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0887 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0893 (2013.01); B01L 2300/165 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for providing a lateral flow of liquid across a plurality of microwells of a microfabricated device. The microwells of the microfabricated device are covered by a membrane which includes a first portion disposed on one side of at least one microwell and a second portion on the other side of the at least one microwell. The first portion of the membrane is contacted with a liquid absorbable by the membrane such that the liquid is wicked by the membrane and laterally flows from the first portion to the second portion and across the at least one microwell. At least a portion of the liquid enters the at least one microwell.


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