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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:
Aug. 12, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Haim Kedar, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Donald T Roth, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Affymax Technologies N.V., , AN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ; B08B / ; F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137 15 ; 1341 / ; 137238 ; 137244 ; 137597 ; 222148 ; 25131516 ;
Abstract
In an exemplary aspect, the invention provides a fluid distribution system including a first fluid path, and a second fluid path that is laterally spaced-apart from the first fluid path. A third fluid path connects the first and the second fluid paths. A valve is provided that is axially translatable through a third fluid path between a first position and a second position. In a first position, the valve is removed from the third fluid path, and in the second position, the valve substantially fills the third fluid path.