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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:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2012
Applicants:
Benjamin J. Miller, Littleton, MA (US);
Qun Zhong, Lexington, MA (US);
Darren Roy Link, Lexington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin J. Miller, Littleton, MA (US);
Qun Zhong, Lexington, MA (US);
Darren Roy Link, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Raindance Technologies, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention generally relates to methods and systems for manipulating droplet size. In certain aspects, the invention provides methods for manipulating droplet size that include forming droplets of aqueous fluid surrounded by an immiscible carrier fluid, and manipulating droplet size during the forming step by adjusting pressure exerted on the aqueous fluid or the carrier fluid.