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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:
Sep. 24, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
P B Diagnostic Systems, Inc., Westwood, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422 56 ; 422 57 ; 422 58 ; 422102 ; 436169 ; 436170 ;
Abstract
A liquid transport system provides controlled flow of liquid in a liquid flow zone between two surfaces wherein one surface includes a plurality of projections, or raised areas, arranged substantially throughout the surface in the liquid flow zone and an aperture for allowing the introduction of liquid between the two surfaces. In a preferred embodiment the projections on the first surface are arranged in parallel spaced rows and parallel spaced columns. The second surface may be one surface of a layer of a diagnostic assay element.