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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:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2001
Applicants:
Peter Gascoyne, Bellaire, TX (US);
Jody V. Vykoukal, Houston, TX (US);
Jon Schwartz, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Frederick F. Becker, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Peter Gascoyne, Bellaire, TX (US);
Jody V. Vykoukal, Houston, TX (US);
Jon Schwartz, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Frederick F. Becker, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N027/447 ; G01N027/453 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for metered injection of a fluid packet. A vessel containing a fluid is pressurized to a pressure less than or equal to a hold-off pressure. The fluid is subjected to an extraction force to form the fluid packet and extract the fluid packet from the vessel onto a surface.