Patent ID: 8550298
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: B01L,B33Y,F16K,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A microfluidic dispensing system, the system comprising: a plurality of diaphragm pumps, each of the plurality of diaphragm pumps configured to be actuated upon application of a corresponding pressure control pump signal, and each of the plurality of diaphragm pumps constructed and arranged to pump a fixed volume of fluid; a plurality of supply lines, each of the supply lines being in fluid communication with at least one of the diaphragm pumps and configured to simultaneously supply a corresponding ingredient to the at least one of the diaphragm pumps, wherein each of the corresponding ingredients comes from a different supply reservoir corresponding to each of the supply lines and wherein each of the supply lines forms a fluid channel between the supply reservoir and the at least one of the diaphragm pumps; and an array of nozzles separate from the plurality of supply lines and in fluid communication with the at least one of the diaphragm pumps and configured to simultaneously dispense the corresponding ingredient in each of the at least one of the diaphragm pumps upon application of the corresponding pressure control pump signal.