B01L 3/502769
Characterised by multiphase flow arrangements
Official title: {characterised by multiphase flow arrangements}
B01L3/502769 (Characterised by multiphase flow arrangements) appears on 2,309 US grants and 3,464 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Large scale microdroplet generation apparatus and methods of manufacturing thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,752,269 B2The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
- Pattern electrode structure for electrowetting apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,746,545 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Microfluidic apparatus, driving method and formation method thereof22 Sep 2026US 12,741,280 B2Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,282 B2Cytesi, Inc.
- Microdroplet manipulation device15 Sep 2026US 12,734,519 B2Lightcast Discovery Ltd
- Microfluidic devices, microfluidic systems, and methods for assessing interaction between an oil composition and a solvent1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295589 A1Interface Fluidics Ltd.
- A method of forming arrays of droplets1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295590 A1
- Acoustic resonance in microfluidics10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264082 A1Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Manipulation of fluids, fluid components and reactions in microfluidic systems10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264083 A1Brandeis University
- Colored coverlay dielectrics in digital microfluidics3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257225 A1Nicoya Lifesciences Inc.
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- Integrated nucleic acid diagnostic device1,005US 5,856,174 AAffymetrix, Inc. · 1999
- Integrated nucleic acid diagnostic device989US 5,922,591 AAffymetrix, Inc. · 1999
- High throughput screening assay systems in microscale fluidic devices877US 5,942,443 ACaliper Technologies Corp. · 1999
- Microfluidic systems incorporating varied channel dimensions843US 5,842,787 ACaliper Technologies Corp. · 1998
- High throughput screening assay systems in microscale fluidic devices692US 6,046,056 ACaliper Technologies Corp. · 2000