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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:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernhard H. Weigl, Seattle, WA (US);
Clinton L. Williams, Seattle, WA (US);
Jon W. Hayenga, Redmond, WA (US);
Ronald L. Bardell, Redmond, WA (US);
Thomas E. Schulte, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Micronics, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02L 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B02L 3/00 ;
Abstract
A microfluidic device which operates without the need for an external power source. The device includes a body structure, at least one microscale channel within the structure, a port for introducing fluid into the channel, and a power source internal to the structure for propelling the fluid through the channel. Various structures are described which embody the invention.