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US 9,431,283 B2Granted
Direct electrostatic assembly with capacitively coupled electrodes
AssigneePalo Alto Research Center Incorporated
InventorsJason Thompson, Eugene M. Chow, JengPing Lu, Gregory L. Whiting, David K. Biegelsen, Janos Veres
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Abstract
A system and method manipulate micro objects. A field generator is configured to generate a force field varying in both space and time to manipulate the micro objects on a substrate. The substrate is not permanently affixed to the field generator and allows the force field to pass through the substrate.
Claims20
A system for manipulating micro objects, said system comprising:
- a field generator configured to generate a force field varying in both space and time to manipulate the micro objects;
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- a substrate upon which the micro objects are manipulated by the field generator, wherein the substrate is not permanently affixed to the field generator, the field generator positioned on a side of the substrate opposite a side of the substrate on which the micro objects are located, and wherein the substrate allows the force field to pass through the substrate.
A method for manipulating micro objects, said method comprising:
- generating by a field generator a force field varying in both space and time to manipulate the micro objects, the field generator including a plurality of electrodes for generating the force field;
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- providing a substrate upon which the micro objects are manipulated by the field generator, the field generator positioned on a side of the substrate opposite a side of the substrate on which the micro objects are located, wherein the substrate is not permanently affixed to the field generator and wherein the substrate allows the force field to pass through the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.