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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. 15, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2002
Applicant:
Steven E. Hobbs, West Hills, CA (US);
Inventor:
Steven E. Hobbs, West Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nanostream, Inc., Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N007/10 ; G01N021/05 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flow cell for performing optical analysis of a fluid is provided. The flow cell comprises a monolithic cell housing that defines a detection chamber, fluid inlet and outlet ports and illumination and detection ports. Optical fibers are inserted in the illumination and detection ports, thereby forming substantially fluid-tight seals. A flow cell may be press-fit against a microfluidic device, with fluid sealing aided by O-rings.