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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2012
Applicants:
William Craig Bauer, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ramakrishna Sista, San Diego, CA (US);
Donovan E. Bort, Apex, NC (US);
Inventors:
William Craig Bauer, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ramakrishna Sista, San Diego, CA (US);
Donovan E. Bort, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/02 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 3/502792 (2013.01); B23P 11/02 (2013.01); B01L 2200/025 (2013.01); B01L 2200/04 (2013.01); B01L 2300/089 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2400/043 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0427 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49945 (2015.01);
Abstract
Droplet actuator apparatus and system are provided. An apparatus comprises: a microfluidics system having an insertion slot for insertion of a droplet actuator; a bottom plate against which the droplet actuator would slide when inserting the droplet actuator into the insertion slot; and means for forcing a substrate in the droplet actuator parallel to the bottom plate, wherein warpage in the substrate is corrected.