Patents
US 9132398 B2: Integrated microfluidic device and methods
- Granted
- 2015-09-15
- Filed
- 2008-10-10 application 12249872
- Type
- Utility · 36 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A microfluidic device for analyzing a sample of interest is provided. The microfluidic device can comprise a microfluidic device body, wherein the microfluidic device body comprises a sample preparation area, a nucleic acid amplification area, a nucleic acid analysis area, and a network of fluid channels. Each of the sample preparation area, the nucleic acid amplification area and the nucleic acid analysis area are fluidly interconnected to at least one of the other two areas by at least one of the fluid channels. Using the microfluidic device, sample preparation can be combined with amplification of a biologically active molecule, and a suitable biological sample can be provided for analysis and/or detection of a molecule of interest. The small-scale apparatus and methods provided are easier, faster, less expensive, and equally efficacious compared to larger scale equipment for the preparation and analysis of a biological sample.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150915.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheonix, Inc. 38 patents | US company or organization | Ithaca, NY | RHEONIX INC Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peng Zhou | Newtown, PA | 52 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lincoln C. Young | Ithaca, NY | 40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Todd Roswech | Ithaca, NY | 33 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gwendolyn Spizz | Ithaca, NY | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Zongyuan Chen | Claymont, DE | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Benjamin Thomas | Ithaca, NY | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Travis Schultz Lee | Ithaca, NY | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B01F | Mixing, e.g. dissolving, emulsifying or dispersing | B01F33/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B01L | Chemical or physical laboratory apparatus for general use | B01L3/50273 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-17 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | RHEONIX, INC. signed 2021-05-17 | GRASSHOPPER BANK, N.A. NEW YORK, NY | 56254/74 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2009-03-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KIONIX, INC. signed 2009-02-23 | RHEONIX, INC. ITHACA, NY | 22392/71 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2009-01-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHEN, ZONGYUAN signed 2008-12-10 LEE, TRAVIS signed 2008-12-10 ROSWECH, TODD signed 2008-12-10 SPIZZ, GWENDOLYN signed 2008-12-10 THOMAS, BENJAMIN W. signed 2008-12-10 YOUNG, LINCOLN C. signed 2008-12-10 ZHOU, PENG signed 2008-12-10 | KIONIX, INC. ITHACA, NY | 22124/554 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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