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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:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher David Bevan, Stevenage, GB;
Ian Martin Mutton, Stevenage, GB;
Assignee:
Glaxo Group Limited, Greenford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/030 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/030 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for managing liquid flow through small bore tubing ( ) or channels ( ) by freezing the liquid or thawing the frozen liquid in a small segment of the tube or channel.