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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Applied Biosystems, Llc, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Charles S. Vann, El Granada, CA (US);
Debjyoti Banerjee, College Station, TX (US);
Timothy G. Geiser, Petaluma, CA (US);
James C. Nurse, Westport, WA (US);
Nigel P. Beard, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Biosystems, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/453 (2006.01); G01N 27/447 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01J 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/44743 (2013.01); B01J 4/008 (2013.01); B01L 3/0241 (2013.01); B01L 3/0268 (2013.01); B01L 3/502792 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0036 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00315 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00418 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00653 (2013.01); B01L 2300/089 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0819 (2013.01); B01L 2400/02 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0409 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0427 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for dispensing liquid for use in biological analysis may comprise positioning liquid to be dispensed via electrowetting. The positioning may comprise aligning the liquid with a plurality of predetermined locations. The method may further comprise dispensing the aligned liquid from the plurality of predetermined locations through a plurality of openings respectively aligned with the predetermined locations. The dispensing may be via electrowetting.