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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2011
Applicant:
Tobias Rodenfels, Dortmund, DE;
Inventor:
Tobias Rodenfels, Dortmund, DE;
Assignee:
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15C 3/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01); F16K 99/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 99/0017 (2013.01); B01L 2400/043 (2013.01); B01L 3/5027 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0636 (2013.01); B01L 3/502769 (2013.01); G01N 33/54326 (2013.01); G01N 33/54366 (2013.01); B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); G01N 33/5304 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0475 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0688 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0647 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a device and method for manipulating a liquid in a channel, wherein a body, which forms a capillary intermediate space with respect to the channel wall, is moved in the channel and the channel is filled with liquid only up to the body. Preferably, the body can also bridge an area of the channel that cannot be wetted for the liquid.