EP1406765A4 - Droplet dispensing system - Google Patents

Droplet dispensing system

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Publication number
EP1406765A4
EP1406765A4 EP02744538A EP02744538A EP1406765A4 EP 1406765 A4 EP1406765 A4 EP 1406765A4 EP 02744538 A EP02744538 A EP 02744538A EP 02744538 A EP02744538 A EP 02744538A EP 1406765 A4 EP1406765 A4 EP 1406765A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
dispensing system
droplet dispensing
droplet
dispensing
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP02744538A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1406765A1 (en
Inventor
John Gilbert
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Cytonome Inc
Original Assignee
Cytonome Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US10/027,171 external-priority patent/US7041257B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/027,922 external-priority patent/US20030077570A1/en
Priority claimed from US10/027,484 external-priority patent/US20030015425A1/en
Priority claimed from US10/029,108 external-priority patent/US6808683B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/028,852 external-priority patent/US7179423B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/027,516 external-priority patent/US20020197733A1/en
Application filed by Cytonome Inc filed Critical Cytonome Inc
Publication of EP1406765A1 publication Critical patent/EP1406765A1/en
Publication of EP1406765A4 publication Critical patent/EP1406765A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12Q—MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
    • C12Q1/00—Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms; Compositions therefor; Processes of preparing such compositions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
    • B01L3/02—Burettes; Pipettes
    • B01L3/0241—Drop counters; Drop formers
    • B01L3/0244—Drop counters; Drop formers using pins
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
    • B01L3/02—Burettes; Pipettes
    • B01L3/0241—Drop counters; Drop formers
    • B01L3/0244—Drop counters; Drop formers using pins
    • B01L3/0255—Drop counters; Drop formers using pins characterized by the form or material of the pin tip
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L2400/00—Moving or stopping fluids
    • B01L2400/04—Moving fluids with specific forces or mechanical means
    • B01L2400/0403—Moving fluids with specific forces or mechanical means specific forces
    • B01L2400/0433—Moving fluids with specific forces or mechanical means specific forces vibrational forces
    • B01L2400/0439—Moving fluids with specific forces or mechanical means specific forces vibrational forces ultrasonic vibrations, vibrating piezo elements

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Clinical Laboratory Science (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Zoology (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Proteomics, Peptides & Aminoacids (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microbiology (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • Biotechnology (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Bioinformatics & Cheminformatics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Genetics & Genomics (AREA)
  • Automatic Analysis And Handling Materials Therefor (AREA)
  • Sampling And Sample Adjustment (AREA)
EP02744538A 2001-06-20 2002-06-20 Droplet dispensing system Withdrawn EP1406765A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (17)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US27484 1993-03-03
US29951501P 2001-06-20 2001-06-20
US299515P 2001-06-20
US32504001P 2001-09-25 2001-09-25
US325040P 2001-09-25
US27516 2001-12-21
US10/027,171 US7041257B2 (en) 2001-09-25 2001-12-21 Microfabricated two-pin liquid sample dispensing system
US10/027,922 US20030077570A1 (en) 2001-09-20 2001-12-21 Small molecule substrate based enzyme activity assays
US10/027,484 US20030015425A1 (en) 2001-06-20 2001-12-21 Microfluidic system including a virtual wall fluid interface port for interfacing fluids with the microfluidic system
US10/029,108 US6808683B2 (en) 2001-09-25 2001-12-21 Droplet dispensing system
US10/028,852 US7179423B2 (en) 2001-06-20 2001-12-21 Microfluidic system including a virtual wall fluid interface port for interfacing fluids with the microfluidic system
US10/027,516 US20020197733A1 (en) 2001-06-20 2001-12-21 Microfluidic system including a virtual wall fluid interface port for interfacing fluids with the microfluidic system
US28852 2001-12-21
US27171 2001-12-21
US27922 2001-12-21
PCT/US2002/019826 WO2003004275A1 (en) 2001-06-20 2002-06-20 Droplet dispensing system
US20108 2008-01-09

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1406765A1 EP1406765A1 (en) 2004-04-14
EP1406765A4 true EP1406765A4 (en) 2004-12-01

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EP02744538A Withdrawn EP1406765A4 (en) 2001-06-20 2002-06-20 Droplet dispensing system

Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP1406765A4 (en)
JP (2) JP4166690B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2451314A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2003004275A1 (en)

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JP2007535681A (en) 2004-04-30 2007-12-06 バイオフォース・ナノサイエンシィズ・インコーポレーテッド Method and apparatus for depositing material on a surface
WO2005115619A1 (en) * 2004-05-28 2005-12-08 Tops-Pin Aps A microspotting pin for the production of microarrays
WO2006058439A1 (en) * 2004-12-02 2006-06-08 The Governors Of The University Of Alberta Apparatus and methods for liquid droplet deposition
EP1895308A1 (en) * 2006-09-01 2008-03-05 Agilent Technologies, Inc. Droplet-based fluidic coupling
KR101309471B1 (en) 2010-06-28 2013-09-23 삼성전기주식회사 Micro-ejector

Citations (5)

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US4877745A (en) * 1986-11-17 1989-10-31 Abbott Laboratories Apparatus and process for reagent fluid dispensing and printing
US5658802A (en) * 1995-09-07 1997-08-19 Microfab Technologies, Inc. Method and apparatus for making miniaturized diagnostic arrays
US6183067B1 (en) * 1997-01-21 2001-02-06 Agilent Technologies Inkjet printhead and fabrication method for integrating an actuator and firing chamber
US6232129B1 (en) * 1999-02-03 2001-05-15 Peter Wiktor Piezoelectric pipetting device
US6242266B1 (en) * 1999-04-30 2001-06-05 Agilent Technologies Inc. Preparation of biopolymer arrays

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US6028189A (en) * 1997-03-20 2000-02-22 University Of Washington Solvent for oligonucleotide synthesis and methods of use

Patent Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4877745A (en) * 1986-11-17 1989-10-31 Abbott Laboratories Apparatus and process for reagent fluid dispensing and printing
US5658802A (en) * 1995-09-07 1997-08-19 Microfab Technologies, Inc. Method and apparatus for making miniaturized diagnostic arrays
US6183067B1 (en) * 1997-01-21 2001-02-06 Agilent Technologies Inkjet printhead and fabrication method for integrating an actuator and firing chamber
US6232129B1 (en) * 1999-02-03 2001-05-15 Peter Wiktor Piezoelectric pipetting device
US6242266B1 (en) * 1999-04-30 2001-06-05 Agilent Technologies Inc. Preparation of biopolymer arrays

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO03004275A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP1406765A1 (en) 2004-04-14
JP2004534229A (en) 2004-11-11
CA2451314A1 (en) 2003-01-16
JP4166690B2 (en) 2008-10-15
WO2003004275A9 (en) 2004-01-29
WO2003004275A1 (en) 2003-01-16
JP2008249720A (en) 2008-10-16

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