Patent ID: 8235071
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: B01L,F15C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a logic operation, comprising the steps of: creating at least one input stream of gaseous or liquid bubbles disposed within an immiscible liquid, the input stream being configured to be representational of the input for the logic operation; and flowing the input stream through a configuration of microchannels having interconnections, the microchannels and microchannel interconnections being configured as a logic circuit for performing the logic operation by transforming the input stream into an output stream of gaseous or liquid bubbles disposed within the immiscible liquid, the configuration of the output stream being representational of the result of the logic operation, the microchannels and microchannel interconnections being configured so that the flow, through the microchannels, of the input stream of gaseous or liquid bubbles disposed in an immiscible liquid is controlled by at least one of the group selected from: a resistive or constrictive force caused by interaction between the received input stream of bubbles and the geometry of the microchannels, a resistive or constrictive force caused by interaction between the received input stream of bubbles and the configuration of the microchannel interconnections, and the interaction between bubbles from the received input stream of bubbles and other bubbles.