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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2002
Scott A. Elrod, La Honda, CA (US);
Eric Peeters, Fremont, CA (US);
Francisco E. Torres, San Jose, CA (US);
David K. Biegelsen, Portola Valley, CA (US);
John L. Dunec, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Alan G. Bell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Scott A. Elrod, La Honda, CA (US);
Eric Peeters, Fremont, CA (US);
Francisco E. Torres, San Jose, CA (US);
David K. Biegelsen, Portola Valley, CA (US);
John L. Dunec, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Alan G. Bell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A device for effecting motion of liquid droplets on a surface through the use of electrostatic field force includes a single substrate on which are disposed a plurality of spaced-apart electrodes. A dielectric material surrounds the electrodes on the substrate. The surface on which the liquid droplets are deposited is fabricated from a material that facilitates motion of the liquid droplets.