Patents Assigned to Steag Microparts
  • Structures for uniform capillary flow
    Patent number: 8231845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to devices for efficient transport, transfer and movement of fluids. In particular, the invention provides fluidic micro-structures for controlled transport and movement of liquids in devices for analytical and other purposes. Devices of the invention include one or more features that can enhance performance of the fluid transfer, referred to as a pre-shooter stop, a butterfly structure, a cascade structure, a waste chamber inlet, a capillary driven sample inlet chamber, a capillary stop structure, a bifurcation flow-through structure, and a hydrophobic vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Steag Microparts
    Inventors: Raimund C. Wyzgol, Holger Bartos, Ralf-Peter Peters, Christian Schön, Dirk Osterloh, Gert Blankenstein
  • Structures for uniform capillary flow
    Publication number: 20040241051
    Abstract: The present invention relates to devices for efficient transport, transfer and movement of fluids. In particular, the invention provides fluidic micro-structures for controlled transport and movement of liquids in devices for analytical and other purposes. Devices of the invention include one or more features that can enhance performance of the fluid transfer, referred to as a pre-shooter stop, a butterfly structure, a cascade structure, a waste chamber inlet, a capillary driven sample inlet chamber, a capillary stop structure, a bifurcation flow-through structure, and a hydrophobic vent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: Steag Microparts
    Inventors: Raimund C. Wyzgol, Holger Bartos, Ralf-Peter Peters, Christian Schon, Dirk Osterloh, Gert Blankenstein
  • Structures for precisely controlled transport of fluids
    Patent number: 6776965
    Abstract: The present invention relates to devices for efficient transport, transfer and movement of fluids. In particular, the invention provides fluidic micro-structures for controlled transport and movement of liquids in devices for analytical and other purposes. Devices of the invention include one or more features that can enhance performance of the fluid transfer, referred to as a pre-shooter stop, a butterfly structure, a cascade structure, a waste chamber inlet, a capillary driven sample inlet chamber, a capillary stop structure, a bifurcation flow-through structure, and a hydrophobic vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Steag Microparts
    Inventors: Raimund C. Wyzgol, Holger Bartos, Ralf-Peter Peters, Christian Schon, Dirk Osterloh, Gert Blankenstein