Patent SG-11201805473S-A (SG)
Title: Microfluidic devices for optically-driven convection and displacement, kits and methods thereof
Inventor: KURZ VOLKER
IPC: G01N35/08
Filed: 2016-12-29
Abstract: Display Device 154 FIG. 'IA 15 W O 20 17 / 117 408 Al (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/117408 Al 6 July 2017 (06.07.2017) WIPO I PCT 111111111111110111010101111101011111011101110101110M011111110111111111110111111 (51) International Patent Classification: B81B 7/02 (2006.01) G01N 35/08 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2016/069249 (22) International Filing Date: 29 December 2016 (29.12.2016) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/273,104 30 December 2015 (30.12.2015) US 62/314,889 29 March 2016 (29.03.2016) US 62/428,539 1 December 2016 (01.12.2016) US (71) Applicant: BERKELEY LIGHTS, INC. [US/US]; 5858 Horton Street, Suite 320, Emeryville, California 94608 (US). (72) Inventors: KURZ, Volker L.S.; 5858 Horton Street, Suite 320, Emeryville, California 94608 (US). LIONBERGER, Troy A.; 5858 Horton Street, Suite 320, Emeryville, Cali- fornia 94608 (US). SACKMANN, Eric K.; 5858 Horton Street, Suite 320, Emeryville, California 94608 (US). SZ- ETO, Kai W.; 5858 Horton Street, Suite 320, Emeryville, California 94608 (US). LEBEL, Paul M.; 5858 Horton Street, Suite 320, Emeryville, California 94608 (US). BRUHN, Brandon R.; 5858 Horton Street, Suite 320, Emeryville, California 94608 (US). BREINLINGER, Keith J.; 5858 Horton Street,Suite 320, Emeryville, Cali- fornia 94608 (US). HOBBS, Eric D.; 5858 Horton Street, Suite 320, Emeryville, California 94608 (US). MCFAR- LAND, Andrew W.; 5858 Horton Street, Suite 320, Emeryville, California 94608 (US). NEVILL, Tanner J.; 5858 Horton Street, Suite 320, Emeryville, California 94608 (US). WANG, Xiaohua; 5858 Horton Street, Suite 320, Emeryville, California 94608 (US). (74) Agent: HORTON, Kenneth E.; Kirton Mcconkie, 36 S. State Street, Suite 1900, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES FOR OPTICALLY-DRIVEN CONVECTION AND DISPLACEMENT, KITS AND METHODS THEREOF (57) : Apparatuses and methods are described for the use of optically driven bubble, convective and displacing fluidic flow to provide motive force in microfluidic devices. Alternative motive modalities are useful to selectively dislodge and displace mi- cro-objects, including biological cells, from a variety of locations within the enclosure of a microfluidic device. WO 2017/117408 Al 1#11101MOMOIMEMEMOMUME011011HINVOIS KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))