Filler Fluids for Droplet Operations
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Jun 25, 2015
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Mar 5, 2015
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Apr 18, 2006
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Abstract
The present invention relates to filler fluids for droplet operations. According to one embodiment of this aspect, a droplet microactuator is provided and includes: (a) a first substrate comprising electrodes configured for conducting droplet operations on a surface of the substrate; (b) a second substrate spaced from the surface of the substrate by a distance sufficient to define an interior volume between the first substrate and second substrate, wherein the distance is sufficient to contain a droplet disposed in the space on the first substrate; and (c) a droplet arranged in the interior volume and arranged with respect to the electrodes in a manner which permits droplet operations to be effected on the droplet using the electrodes.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC INC | SAN DIEGO CA |
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- B03C Class
- 227 Applications Filed
- 179 Patents Issued To-Date
- 78.86 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Fair, Richard B | Durham, US | 43 | 4946 |
# of filed Patents : 43 Total Citations : 4946 | |||
Paik, Philip Y | Chula Vista, US | 21 | 3272 |
# of filed Patents : 21 Total Citations : 3272 | |||
Pamula, Vamsee K | Durham, US | 132 | 12386 |
# of filed Patents : 132 Total Citations : 12386 | |||
Pollack, Michael G | San Diego, US | 139 | 12816 |
# of filed Patents : 139 Total Citations : 12816 | |||
Srinivasan, Vijay | San Diego, US | 197 | 9915 |
# of filed Patents : 197 Total Citations : 9915 |
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- 5 Citation Count
- B03C Class
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