Patents Assigned to Arcturas Bioscience, Inc.
  • Apparatus and method for heating microfluidic volumes and moving fluids
    Patent number: 7049558
    Abstract: A device and method for the temperature control, concentration, volume measurement and transport of microfluidic volumes are provided. The device includes one or more heating elements having a resistive material that varies with temperature. The heating elements are formed into a laminar body that may be formed into a variety of geometries and/or easily married to a second body including micro-well plates, micro-centrifuge tubes and microfluidic circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Arcturas Bioscience, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Baer, Thomas L. Smith, Robert H. Reamey