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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Illumina, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kristina Fontanez, Arlington, MA (US);
Robert Meltzer, Belmont, MA (US);
Yi Xue, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Sepehr Kiani, Watertown, MA (US);
Assignee:
Illumina, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/38 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); B01F 25/10 (2022.01); B01F 101/23 (2022.01); G01N 1/40 (2006.01); G01N 15/00 (2024.01); G01N 15/01 (2024.01); G01N 15/10 (2024.01); G01N 15/14 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/38 (2013.01); B01F 25/10 (2022.01); G01N 1/4077 (2013.01); G01N 15/1023 (2024.01); A61B 10/0096 (2013.01); B01F 2101/23 (2022.01); G01N 2015/0053 (2013.01); G01N 15/01 (2024.01); G01N 2015/1006 (2013.01); G01N 2015/1481 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides devices that generate monodisperse droplets from a bulk liquid. The devices include a shearing mechanism, a holder for a vessel containing a liquid, and an optical system that transmit light to, and detects light from, liquid in the vessel. The invention also provides methods of using such devices to produce monodisperse droplets.