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Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010

Filed:

Mar. 13, 2007
Applicants:

Noriyuki Kawahara, Saitama, JP;

Takuhito Ohse, Saitama, JP;

Kyouhei Yamada, Saitama, JP;

Satoshi Ikeya, Kawaguchi, JP;

Inventors:

Noriyuki Kawahara, Saitama, JP;

Takuhito Ohse, Saitama, JP;

Kyouhei Yamada, Saitama, JP;

Satoshi Ikeya, Kawaguchi, JP;

Assignee:

Enplas Corporation, Saitama, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 11/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A fluid handling apparatushas a plurality of fluid handling subassembliesarrayed on a plate body. Each of the fluid handling subassemblies includes: an injecting sectionfor injecting a fluid; a fluidized sectionfor allowing the fluid to continuously flow downwards; a fluid housing chamberfor receiving the fluid from the fluidized section; a wall portionformed between the fluid housing chamber and the fluidized section; slitsfor allowing the fluid to enter the fluid housing chamber; and a surface-area increasing meansfor increasing the area of a contact surface with the fluid in the fluidized section. The slits extend from a lower end positioned in the vicinity of the lower end of the fluidized section, to an upper end higher than the upper end of the fluidized section, for allowing the injecting section and fluidized section to be communicated with the fluid housing chamber.


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