Apparatus and methods for manipulating deformable fluid vessels
US9410663B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/87917
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for processing a fluid module, including a collapsible vessel supported on a planar substrate, comprises a first actuator component configured to be movable in a first direction is generally parallel to the plane of the substrate, a second actuator component configured to be movable in a second direction having a component that is normal to the plane of the substrate, and a motion conversion mechanism coupling the first actuator component with the second actuator component and configured to convert movement of the first actuator component in the first direction into movement of the second actuator component in the second direction.
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