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Patent US7497995 - Hybrid valve apparatus and method for fluid handling - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA hybrid valve apparatus for use with an aspiration actuator and a dispensing actuator to transfer fluid from a reservoir to a test site on a substrate surface. The hybrid valve includes a valve assembly movable between an aspiration condition and a dispensing condition, and a manifold device coupled...http://www.google.com/patents/US7497995?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7497995 - Hybrid valve apparatus and method for fluid handlingAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7497995 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/034,389Publication dateMar 3, 2009Filing dateJan 11, 2005Priority dateOct 11, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2358622A1, CA2358622C, DE60124653D1, DE60124653T2, EP1197693A2, EP1197693A3, EP1197693B1, EP1746316A2, EP1746316A3, EP2333387A2, US6852291, US20050129584, US20090074625Publication number034389, 11034389, US 7497995 B2, US 7497995B2, US-B2-7497995, US7497995 B2, US7497995B2InventorsJames E. Johnson, Neil R. Picha, Mitchel J. DoktyczOriginal AssigneeInnovadyne Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (13), Classifications (36), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetHybrid valve apparatus and method for fluid handlingUS 7497995 B2Abstract A hybrid valve apparatus for use with an aspiration actuator and a dispensing actuator to transfer fluid from a reservoir to a test site on a substrate surface. The hybrid valve includes a valve assembly movable between an aspiration condition and a dispensing condition, and a manifold device coupled to the valve assembly. The manifold device includes a fluid aspiration conduit having a first aspiration port in fluid communication with the aspiration actuator. On an opposite end of the aspiration conduit is a second aspiration port in selective fluid communication with the valve assembly to selectively aspirate a liquid sample slug from the reservoir into a discrete sample path when the valve assembly is in the aspiration condition. The manifold device further includes a fluid dispensing conduit having a first dispensing port in fluid communication with the dispensing actuator, and a second dispensing port in selective fluid communication with the valve assembly. When the valve assembly is in the dispensing condition, the sample path is fluidly coupled to the dispensing actuator to selectively dispense at least one droplet of the liquid sample slug therefrom, while simultaneously being out of fluid communication with the aspiration actuator. In contrast, in the aspiration condition, the sample path is in fluid communication with the aspiration actuator, while being out of fluid communication with the dispensing actuator.
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