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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:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Alex Reddy Freeman, Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Alex Reddy Freeman, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cytoplex Biosciences, Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L003/02 ; B01L011/00 ; B01L003/00 ; G01N015/06 ; G01N035/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Array based fluid is stored in through holes that extend through a substrate. Combined capillary and hydrophyllic forces are used to retain the fluid and also transfer it to other substrates of similar type. In another embodiment vacuum and pressure forces are used to introduce the fluid and remove the fluid from the known through holes and transfer the remaining fluid to other substrates. In yet another embodiment, electrokinetic forces are used to retain and move the fluids across the substrates via the through holes. The substrates are aligned and the fluids are transferred or mixed based on the above techniques.