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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:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
John T. Santini, Jr., Belmont, MA (US);
Charles E. Hutchinson, Canaan, NH (US);
Scott A. Uhland, Somerville, MA (US);
Michael J. Cima, Winchester, MA (US);
Robert S. Langer, Newton, MA (US);
Dennis Ausiello, Wellsley Hill, MA (US);
Assignee:
MicroCHIPS, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 ; A61M 3/100 ; A61K 9/22 ; A61B 1/900 ; C23F 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 ; A61M 3/100 ; A61K 9/22 ; A61B 1/900 ; C23F 1/00 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for the delivery of molecules to a site via a carrier fluid. The apparatus include microchip devices which have reservoirs containing the molecules for release. The apparatus and methods provide for active or passive controlled release of the molecules. Embodiments include systems for release of fragrance molecules and beverage additives.