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Apparatus for separating or measuring particles to be examined in a sample fluid

US5275787A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 17, 1992
Grant dateJan 4, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2021/6439
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A particle-separating apparatus discharges a liquid drop by providing discharging energy within a receptacle for receiving a particle-suspending fluid. Thermal energy can be used to generate a bubble and discharge a liquid drop containing an individual particle to be examined from an opening in the receptacle.

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