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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Berkeley Lights, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin T. Chapman, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Igor Y. Khandros, Orinda, CA (US);
Gaetan L. Mathieu, Varennes, CA;
J. Tanner Nevill, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Ming C. Wu, Moraga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Berkeley Lights, Inc, Emeryville, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/447 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B03C 5/00 (2006.01); B03C 5/02 (2006.01); G01N 27/416 (2006.01); G01N 27/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/44791 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); B03C 5/005 (2013.01); B03C 5/026 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0668 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0819 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0877 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0424 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0454 (2013.01); B01L 2400/086 (2013.01); B03C 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Individual biological micro-objects can be deterministically selected and moved into holding pens in a micro-fluidic device. A flow of a first liquid medium can be provided to the pens. Physical pens can be structured to impede a direct flow of the first medium into a second medium in the pens while allowing diffusive mixing of the first medium and the second medium. Virtual pens can allow a common flow of medium to multiple ones of the pens.