Patents
US 8082810 B2: Microfluidic elastic micro-aliquotter
- Granted
- 2011-12-27
- Filed
- 2008-09-29 application 12240169
- Type
- Utility · 26 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed is a microfluidic device comprising at least one micro-aliquotter for dispensing fixed or variable volumes. The micro-aliquotter includes an rigid, dimensionally stable foundational layer having a fluid port therein that is in fluid communication with a channel within the microfluidic device, and an elastic film positioned on the foundational layer where the film covers the fluid port. The elastic film is sealed to the foundational layer so fluids entering through the fluid port can be captured between the elastic film and the foundational layer. The elastic film being expandable from a rest position on the foundational layer to a dispensing, or aliquotting, position in which an aliquot volume of a fluid is contained between the film and the foundational layer.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg111227.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSI, INC. 24 patents | US company or organization | Yellow Springs, OH | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald R. Moles | Cedarville, OH | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B01L | Chemical or physical laboratory apparatus for general use | B01L3/5027 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N2035/1032 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MOLES, DONALD R. signed 2008-09-25 | YSI INCORPORATED YELLOW SPRINGS, OH | 21605/5 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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