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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2001
Applicants:
Mitchell W. Mutz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Richard N. Ellson, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mitchell W. Mutz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Richard N. Ellson, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Picoliter Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q001/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention is directed to the use of focused energy, particularly focused acoustic energy, in the spatially directed ejection of cells suspended in a carrier fluid, e.g., for providing a pattern of cells on a substrate surface, such as a cellular array.