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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
May. 10, 2014
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:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15C 3/04 (2006.01); F16K 7/12 (2006.01); B01F 5/06 (2006.01); B01F 11/00 (2006.01); B01F 13/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B81C 1/00 (2006.01); F04B 43/04 (2006.01); F04B 43/06 (2006.01); F16K 99/00 (2006.01); F15C 1/08 (2006.01); B29K 25/00 (2006.01); B29K 33/00 (2006.01); B29K 69/00 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 7/12 (2013.01); B01F 5/0683 (2013.01); B01F 5/0688 (2013.01); B01F 11/0071 (2013.01); B01F 13/0059 (2013.01); B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01L 3/502707 (2013.01); B01L 3/502738 (2013.01); B29C 65/4895 (2013.01); B29C 66/004 (2013.01); B29C 66/54 (2013.01); B29C 66/5412 (2013.01); B81C 1/00103 (2013.01); F04B 43/043 (2013.01); F04B 43/06 (2013.01); F15C 1/08 (2013.01); F16K 99/0001 (2013.01); F16K 99/0015 (2013.01); F16K 99/0021 (2013.01); F16K 99/0055 (2013.01); F16K 99/0057 (2013.01); F16K 99/0059 (2013.01); B01L 2200/12 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0861 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0867 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0887 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0481 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0487 (2013.01); B01L 2400/06 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0638 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0655 (2013.01); B01L 2400/084 (2013.01); B29C 66/71 (2013.01); B29K 2025/00 (2013.01); B29K 2033/08 (2013.01); B29K 2069/00 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7496 (2013.01); B29L 2031/756 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7506 (2013.01); B81B 2201/036 (2013.01); B81B 2201/054 (2013.01); F16K 99/0034 (2013.01); F16K 2099/008 (2013.01); F16K 2099/0074 (2013.01); F16K 2099/0076 (2013.01); F16K 2099/0078 (2013.01); F16K 2099/0084 (2013.01); F16K 2099/0094 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49405 (2015.01); Y10T 137/212 (2015.04); Y10T 137/2202 (2015.04); Y10T 137/2218 (2015.04); Y10T 137/8593 (2015.04); Y10T 137/85978 (2015.04); Y10T 156/1002 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1043 (2015.01);
Abstract
Plastic microfluidic structures having a substantially rigid diaphragm that actuates between a relaxed state wherein the diaphragm sits against the surface of a substrate and an actuated state wherein the diaphragm is moved away from the substrate. As will be seen from the following description, the microfluidic structures formed with this diaphragm provide easy to manufacture and robust systems, as well readily made components such as valves and pumps.