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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Douglas B. Dority, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01); H10P 74/00 (2026.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); G01N 35/1097 (2013.01); H10P 74/27 (2026.01); B01L 2200/026 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0809 (2013.01);
Abstract
Diagnostic detection chip device designs that reduce cost of fabrication and assembly are described herein. Such chip device designs include features that facilitate use of the chip within a chip carrier device with integrated fluid flow control features and compatibility with conventional sample cartridges and sample processing systems. Associated methods of manufacture and assembly of the chip devices are also provided herein.