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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:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2008
Applicants:
Jun HU, Fairlawn, OH (US);
Jiang Zhe, Copley, OH (US);
Assignee:
The University of Akron, Akron, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a method for rapidly counting micron and/or submicron particles by passing such particles through any of a plurality of microfluidic channels simultaneously with an ion current and measuring the signal generated thereby. The present invention also generally relates to a device for practicing the method of the present invention. Some embodiments can include methods and/or devices for distinguishing between and counting particles in mixtures. Still other embodiments can include methods and/or devices for identifying and/or counting bioparticles and/or bioactive particles such as pollen.