B01L 3/502784
Specially adapted for droplet or plug flow
Official title: {specially adapted for droplet or plug flow, e.g. digital microfluidics}
B01L3/502784 (Specially adapted for droplet or plug flow) appears on 1,768 US grants and 2,651 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B01L- Granted patents
- 1,768
- Published applications
- 2,651
- Assignees
- 732
- Inventors
- 3,689
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2002 | 20 | 34 |
| 2003 | 11 | 40 |
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| 2005 | 13 | 29 |
| 2006 | 22 | 44 |
| 2007 | 21 | 56 |
| 2008 | 10 | 55 |
| 2009 | 16 | 64 |
| 2010 | 33 | 91 |
| 2011 | 43 | 86 |
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| 2014 | 73 | 121 |
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| 2020 | 149 | 188 |
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| 2022 | 147 | 178 |
| 2023 | 117 | 169 |
| 2024 | 114 | 152 |
| 2025 | 118 | 133 |
| 2026 | 70 | 53 |
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
- 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.
- Systems and methods for generating droplets and performing digital analyses27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249295 A1Countable Labs, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- High throughput screening assay systems in microscale fluidic devices692US 6,046,056 ACaliper Technologies Corp. · 2000
- Microfluidic devices for the controlled manipulation of small volumes634US 6,524,456 B1UT-Battelle, LLC · 2003