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Indicator components for microfluidic systems

US6495104B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 1999
Grant dateDec 17, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2035/00237
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Microfluidic devices and systems that include keying, registration or indication elements that communicate a functionality of the microfluidic device to the instrumentation which is used in conjunction with these devices. Indicator elements include structural indicators, electrical indicators, optical indicators and chemical indicators. Different indicator elements are indicative of different functionalities, e.g., applications, new vs. used, and the like.

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