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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Fluidigm Corporation, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Fernandes, Pacifica, CA (US);
Hou-Pu Chou, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Marc A. Unger, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fluidigm Corporation, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/00 (2006.01); F16K 99/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); F15C 3/00 (2006.01); F15C 3/04 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); H01H 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15C 3/00 (2013.01); B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01L 3/502707 (2013.01); B01L 3/502738 (2013.01); F15C 3/04 (2013.01); F16K 99/0001 (2013.01); F16K 99/0009 (2013.01); F16K 99/0015 (2013.01); F16K 99/0059 (2013.01); G06F 17/509 (2013.01); A61M 2206/22 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0621 (2013.01); B01L 2200/14 (2013.01); B01L 2300/123 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0487 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0638 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0655 (2013.01); F16K 99/0034 (2013.01); F16K 2099/008 (2013.01); F16K 2099/0074 (2013.01); F16K 2099/0082 (2013.01); F16K 2099/0084 (2013.01); G06F 2217/16 (2013.01); H01H 2029/008 (2013.01); Y10T 137/206 (2015.04); Y10T 137/2202 (2015.04); Y10T 137/2218 (2015.04); Y10T 137/2224 (2015.04); Y10T 137/7879 (2015.04); Y10T 137/7891 (2015.04); Y10T 137/7892 (2015.04);
Abstract
A microfabricated fluidic unidirectional valve includes a microfabricated elastomer material having a flow through channel. The microfabricated fluidic unidirectional valve also includes an elastomer flap attached to the elastomer material in the flow through channel. The elastomer flap forms a seal in the flow through channel to prevent fluid from flowing in a first direction through the flow through channel and to allow fluid flow in a second direction through the flow through channel.