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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2023
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Viktor Shkolnikov, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael W. Cumbie, Corvallis, OR (US);
Chien-Hua Chen, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/523 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 2200/027 (2013.01); B01L 2200/16 (2013.01); B01L 2300/041 (2013.01); B01L 2300/12 (2013.01); B01L 2300/16 (2013.01); B01L 2300/168 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1805 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an example implementation, a reagent storage system for a microfluidic device includes a microfluidic chamber formed in a microfluidic device. A blister pack to store a reagent includes an electrically conductive membrane barrier adjacent to the chamber. A thinned region is formed in the membrane barrier, and a conductive trace is to supply electric current to heat and melt the thinned region. Melting the thinned region is to cause the membrane barrier to open and release the reagent into the chamber.