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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:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Hongfeng Yin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kevin P. Killeen, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Reid A. Brennen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Uwe Effelsberg, D-76228 Karlsruhe, DE;
Inventors:
Hongfeng Yin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kevin P. Killeen, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Reid A. Brennen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Uwe Effelsberg, D-76228 Karlsruhe, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided are apparatuses and methods for introducing particles into a microdevice conduit. Also provided are microdevices containing a plurality of particles that occupy at least about 25 volume percent of a microconduit. In some instances, particles may controllably form a particle bridge in a bridging zone within a microdevice.