Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting – deodorizing – preser – Physical type apparatus – Crystallizer
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-09
2007-10-09
Kunemund, Robert M. (Department: 1722)
Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preser
Physical type apparatus
Crystallizer
C117S068000, C117S069000, C117S925000, C117S927000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10827917
ABSTRACT:
High throughput screening of crystallization of a target material is accomplished by simultaneously introducing a solution of the target material into a plurality of chambers of a microfabricated fluidic device. The microfabricated fluidic device is then manipulated to vary the solution condition in the chambers, thereby simultaneously providing a large number of crystallization environments. Control over changed solution conditions may result from a variety of techniques, including but not limited to metering volumes of crystallizing agent into the chamber by volume exclusion, by entrapment of volumes of crystallizing agent determined by the dimensions of the microfabricated structure, or by cross-channel injection of sample and crystallizing agent into an array of junctions defined by intersecting orthogonal flow channels.
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Barco Joseph W.
Facer Geoffrey
Nassef Hany Ramez
Fluidigm Corporation
Kunemund Robert M.
Townsend and Townsend / and Crew LLP
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