B01L 3/5027
By integrated microfluidic structures, i.e. dimensions of channels and chambers are such
Official title: {by integrated microfluidic structures, i.e. dimensions of channels and chambers are such that surface tension forces are important, e.g. lab-on-a-chip}
B01L3/5027 (By integrated microfluidic structures, i.e. dimensions of channels and chambers are such) appears on 13,348 US grants and 21,017 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B01L- Granted patents
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- 4,477
- Inventors
- 27,861
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2002 | 131 | 340 |
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| 2024 | 833 | 1166 |
| 2025 | 797 | 922 |
| 2026 | 542 | 556 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B01L 3/502715Characterised by interfacing components5,089
- B01L 3/502761Specially adapted for handling suspended solids or molecules independently from the bulk3,231
- B01L 3/50273Characterised by the means or forces applied to move the fluids3,191
- B01L 3/502707Characterised by the manufacture of the container or its components2,707
- B01L 3/502769Characterised by multiphase flow arrangements2,309
- B01L 3/502738Characterised by integrated valves2,171
- B01L 3/502753Characterised by bulk separation arrangements on lab-on-a-chip devices1,505
- B01L 3/502746Characterised by the means for controlling flow resistance1,253
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Recent patents
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- Systems and methods for determining presence and/or characteristics of target analytes in a sample6 Oct 2026US 12,752,273 B2Conservation X Labs, Inc
- Experimental chip8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307072 A1Micro-gRx, Inc
- Devices and systems for isolating particles in solution by particle permitivity8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307073 A1Sigil Biosciences, Inc.
- Sensor having an active surface8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307074 A1Illumina, Inc.
- Fluorescence detector for microfluidic diagnostic system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307078 A1HandyLab, Inc.
- Single cell transfection with interchangeable reagent8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308633 A1Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P.
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- Mesoscale polynucleotide amplification device and method1,042US 5,498,392 AThe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Active programmable electronic devices for molecular biological analysis and diagnostics1,006US 5,605,662 ANanogen, Inc. · 1997