The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2009
Mari Ichimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenzo Machida, Tokyo, JP;
Noriyuki Kishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanobu Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Mari Ichimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenzo Machida, Tokyo, JP;
Noriyuki Kishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanobu Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In one example embodiment, a method fabricates microbeads, which can supply a bead set containing a various types of microbeads and having distinct populations of the respective types of microbeads. In one example embodiment, the method includes forming a hydrophilic layer made of a hydrophilic organic material on a substrate. In one example embodiment, the method includes laminating on the hydrophilic layer a thin film capable of being peeled off in the form of microbeads. In one example embodiment, the method includes forming the thin film in a given configuration by photolithography. In one example embodiment, the method includes solid-phasing a given substance on the post-formed thin films. In one example embodiment, the method includes peeling off the post-formed thin films, which have been solid-phased with the substance, from the substrate along with at least a part of the hydrophilic layer to obtain microbeads.