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Patent No.:

US 9110017 B1

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Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015

Filed:

Nov. 11, 2014

Apparatuses and methods for manipulating droplets

Applicant:

Duke University, Durham, NC (US);

Inventors:

Michael G. Pollack, San Diego, CA (US);

Vamsee K. Pamula, Durham, NC (US);

Richard B. Fair, Durham, NC (US);

Assignee:

DUKE UNIVERSITY, Durham, NC (US);

Attorneys:

Willam A. Barrett

Ward & Smith, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Jill Warden

Assistant Examiner:

Dwayne K Handy

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 27/447 (2006.01); B01F 13/00 (2006.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01); B81B 3/00 (2006.01); B81C 1/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/44769 (2013.01); B01F 13/0071 (2013.01); B01F 13/0076 (2013.01); B01L 3/502707 (2013.01); B01L 3/502792 (2013.01); B01L 7/52 (2013.01); B81B 3/0021 (2013.01); B81C 1/00119 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6846 (2013.01); G01N 27/447 (2013.01); G01N 27/44791 (2013.01); G05D 7/0694 (2013.01); H01L 21/6715 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0673 (2013.01); B01L 2200/10 (2013.01); B01L 2200/12 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0645 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0663 (2013.01); B01L 2300/089 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0819 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0864 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0867 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0887 (2013.01); B01L 2300/12 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1827 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0415 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0424 (2013.01); B81B 2201/058 (2013.01); Y10T 436/2575 (2015.01);
Abstract

Apparatuses and methods for manipulating droplets are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for manipulating droplets is provided, the apparatus including a substrate, multiple arrays of electrodes disposed on the substrate, wherein corresponding electrodes in each array are connected to a common electrical signal, and a dielectric layer disposed on the substrate first side surface and patterned to cover the electrodes.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Pollack, Michael. (2015). Apparatuses and methods for manipulating droplets (U.S. Patent No. 9110017). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9110017

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