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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2014
Applicant:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Matthew W. Moorman, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Ronald P. Manginell, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Thayne L. Edwards, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 99/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 99/0021 (2013.01); B32B 37/1207 (2013.01); F16K 99/0036 (2013.01); B32B 2037/1223 (2013.01); F16K 2099/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to adhesive-based microvalves, as well as assemblies and cartridges having such microvalves. In particular examples, substantially planar layers of adhesive materials are used to construct both normally-open and normally-closed microvalves for fluid control within microfluidic laminate cartridges. Such microvalves and cartridges can be useful for medical, chemical, and biological investigations.