Patents Examined by Abun S. Phasge
  • Controlled fluid transport in microfabricated polymeric substrates
    Patent number: 6238538
    Abstract: Microfluidic devices are provided for the performance of chemical and biochemical analyses, syntheses and detection. The devices of the invention combine precise fluidic control systems with microfabricated polymeric substrates to provide accurate, low cost miniaturized analytical devices that have broad applications in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular biology and numerous other fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Caliper Technologies, Corp.
    Inventors: John Wallace Parce, Michael R. Knapp, Calvin Y. H. Chow, Luc Bousse