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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:
Jan. 21, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 10, 2020
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); B41J 2/06 (2006.01); G01N 27/447 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 3/00 (2006.01); H05K 3/02 (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 non-transitory computer readable medium includes instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to at least control movement of a laser to cause the laser to etch an electrode pattern in a first substrate, the electrode pattern including a first set of electrodes, a second set of electrodes, and a third set of electrodes; control a printer driver to cause a hydrophobic material and a dielectric material to be applied to the second set of electrodes and not the first set of electrodes via a printer; control a bonding driver to cause a gap to be defined between the first substrate and a second substrate; and control a dicing driver to cause a portion the first substrate and a portion of the second substrate to be cut into a droplet actuator.


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