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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:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Ian David Manger, Bronxville, NY (US);
Joseph W. Barco, San Francisco, CA (US);
Hany Ramez Nassef, San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ian David Manger, Bronxville, NY (US);
Joseph W. Barco, San Francisco, CA (US);
Hany Ramez Nassef, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fluidigm Corporation, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B81B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a variety of microfluidic devices and methods for conducting assays and syntheses. The devices include a solid substrate layer having a surface that is capable of attaching ligand and or anti-ligand, and an elastomeric layer attached to said surface. Preferred embodiments have deflectable membrane valves and pumps, for example, rotary pumps associated therewith.