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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:
Jan. 30, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 25, 2011
Applicants:

Namyong Kim, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Siah Chong Cheong, Singapore, SG;

Melvin Han Wen Lye, Singapore, SG;

Mark Siew Peng Phong, Singapore, SG;

LI LI, Singapore, SG;

Teow Soon Seah, Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

Namyong Kim, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Siah Chong Cheong, Singapore, SG;

Melvin Han Wen Lye, Singapore, SG;

Mark Siew Peng Phong, Singapore, SG;

Li Li, Singapore, SG;

Teow Soon Seah, Singapore, SG;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/5085 (2013.01); B01L 3/50853 (2013.01); C12M 23/12 (2013.01); C12M 23/34 (2013.01); B01L 3/50855 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0689 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0618 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0829 (2013.01);
Abstract

This describes an apparatus comprising a plate with a number of elements having a hydrophilic surface arranged in an array with an overlay having a hydrophobic surface. A height of the overlay is between about 5% and 100% of the diameter of the elements. The application also discloses a wall circumferential to the plate; and a removable grid insertable into the apparatus, said grid comprising dividers enclosing a number of through-holes, said through-holes spaced in the grid to allow alignment of the through-holes of the grid over the elements in the plate when said grid is inserted into the apparatus, said dividers of the grid inserted into the apparatus form sides of wells bottomed by the plate and at least one element on said plate.


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