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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 21, 2010
Applicants:

Pietro Ferraro, Pozzuoli, IT;

Sara Coppola, Pozzuoli, IT;

Veronica Vespini, Pozzuoli, IT;

Simonetta Grilli, Pozzuoli, IT;

Melania Paturzo, Pozzuoli, IT;

Inventors:

Pietro Ferraro, Pozzuoli, IT;

Sara Coppola, Pozzuoli, IT;

Veronica Vespini, Pozzuoli, IT;

Simonetta Grilli, Pozzuoli, IT;

Melania Paturzo, Pozzuoli, IT;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01); B41J 2/005 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/0262 (2013.01); B01L 3/0268 (2013.01); B41J 2/005 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00378 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0819 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0415 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0448 (2013.01);
Abstract

Production and the distribution of pico and nano-drops, which are extracted by the effect of a strong electric field generated by pyroelectric effect, in particular, but not exclusively, from a sessile drop (a drop placed on a surface assumes a form termed 'sessile') or by a liquid film, and distributed on a dielectric substrate. The electric field is advantageously generated applying a heat source on the dielectric substrate or utilizing a laser source emitting in the infrared region. In this new approach, it is not necessary to use fixed electrodes, circuits, high tension generators or to design intentionally, and therefore to realize, pico- and nano-nozzles.


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