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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Rheonix, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventors:
Peng Zhou, Newtown, PA (US);
Lincoln C. Young, Ithaca, NY (US);
Assignee:
RHEONIX, INC., Ithaca, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); F04B 19/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/10 (2006.01); G01N 1/28 (2006.01); F04B 43/04 (2006.01); F16K 99/00 (2006.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/28 (2013.01); B01L 3/5025 (2013.01); B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 3/502738 (2013.01); F04B 43/043 (2013.01); F16K 99/0001 (2013.01); F16K 99/0015 (2013.01); F16K 99/0059 (2013.01); B01L 7/00 (2013.01); B01L 2200/026 (2013.01); B01L 2200/027 (2013.01); B01L 2200/028 (2013.01); B01L 2200/04 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0621 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0684 (2013.01); B01L 2200/10 (2013.01); B01L 2200/16 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0654 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0864 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0867 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0874 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0887 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1827 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0481 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0622 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0633 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0655 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0666 (2013.01); B01L 2400/084 (2013.01); F16K 2099/0084 (2013.01); F16K 2099/0094 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0324 (2015.04); Y10T 436/117497 (2015.01); Y10T 436/2575 (2015.01);
Abstract
The systems and methods disclosed herein include a microfluidic system, comprising a pneumatic manifold having a plurality of apertures, and a chip manifold having channels disposed therein for routing pneumatic signals from respective ones of the apertures to a plurality of valves in a microfluidic chip, wherein the channels route the pneumatic signals in accordance with a configuration of the plurality of valves in the microfluidic chip.