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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:
Feb. 09, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 15, 2015
Applicant:

Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Fischer, Euless, TX (US);

Adrian Petyt, Chipping Norton, GB;

Sophie Laurenson, Basel, CH;

Assignee:

Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 27/447 (2006.01); B41J 2/06 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 3/02 (2006.01); H05K 3/00 (2006.01); H05K 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01L 3/502738 (2013.01); B41J 2/06 (2013.01); G01N 27/44743 (2013.01); H05K 1/0272 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0424 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0427 (2013.01); H05K 1/0269 (2013.01); H05K 3/0097 (2013.01); H05K 3/027 (2013.01); H05K 3/388 (2013.01); H05K 2201/09918 (2013.01); H05K 2203/1173 (2013.01); H05K 2203/1545 (2013.01);
Abstract

Example methods, apparatus, systems for droplet actuator fabrication are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein for making a droplet actuator includes ablating a first substrate with a laser to form an electrode array on the first substrate. The example method includes applying at least one of hydrophobic or a dielectric material to the electrode array. The example method also includes aligning the first substrate with a second substrate. The second substrate includes a second treated layer. In the example method, the alignment includes a gap between at least a portion of the first treated layer and at least a portion the second treated layer.


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