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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Govyadinov, Corvallis, OR (US);
Pavel Kornilovich, Corvallis, OR (US);
Erik D. Torniainen, Corvallis, OR (US);
David P. Markel, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 5/00 (2006.01); B01F 13/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/08 (2006.01); B81B 1/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01F 15/02 (2006.01); B01F 3/08 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 13/0059 (2013.01); B01F 5/0057 (2013.01); B01F 15/0243 (2013.01); B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01F 2005/004 (2013.01); B01F 2005/0034 (2013.01); B01F 2005/0054 (2013.01); B01F 2215/0037 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0475 (2013.01);
Abstract
One example provides a microfluidic mixing device that includes a main fluidic channel to provide main fluidic channel flow and a number of I-shaped secondary channels extending outwardly from a portion of the main fluidic channel. A number of inertial pumps are located within the I-shaped secondary channels to create serpentine flows in the direction of the main fluidic channel flow or create vorticity-inducing counterflow in the main fluidic channel.