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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2003270722', 'Application No. 2003228630', 'Application No. 03814212', 'Application No. 03825178', 'Application No. 03825178', 'Application No. 2004', 'Application No. 03726391', 'Application No. 03752432']

Patent US7963399 - Method and apparatus for sorting particles - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method and apparatus for sorting particles moving through a closed channel system of capillary size comprises a bubble valve for selectively generating a pressure pulse to separate a particle having a predetermined characteristic from a stream of particles. The particle sorting system may further include...http://www.google.com/patents/US7963399?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7963399 - Method and apparatus for sorting particlesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7963399 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/537,802Publication dateJun 21, 2011Filing dateAug 7, 2009Priority dateApr 17, 2002Also published asUS6808075, US7104405, US7584857, US8408399, US20030198523, US20050092658, US20060266679, US20100133151, US20120006727Publication number12537802, 537802, US 7963399 B2, US 7963399B2, US-B2-7963399, US7963399 B2, US7963399B2InventorsSebastian B�hm, John R. Gilbert, Manish DeshpandeOriginal AssigneeCytonome/St, LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (77), Non-Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (2), Classifications (29), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for sorting particlesUS 7963399 B2Abstract A method and apparatus for sorting particles moving through a closed channel system of capillary size comprises a bubble valve for selectively generating a pressure pulse to separate a particle having a predetermined characteristic from a stream of particles. The particle sorting system may further include a buffer for absorbing the pressure pulse. The particle sorting system may include a plurality of closely coupled sorting modules which are combined to further increase the sorting rate. The particle sorting system may comprise a multi-stage sorting device for serially sorting streams of particles, in order to decrease the error rate.
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2009Oct 29, 2013Cytonome/St, LlcMethod and apparatus for sorting particlesClassifications U.S. Classification209/552, 209/906International ClassificationB07C5/00, B01L3/00, F16K99/00, G01N15/14, B07C5/34, F15C5/00Cooperative ClassificationY10S209/906, Y10S209/932, B07C5/34, F16K99/0061, F16K99/0046, F16K99/0048, G01N2015/149, F16K99/0001, F16K99/0028, G01N15/14, F15C5/00, F16K2099/0084, B01L3/5027European ClassificationB07C5/34, F16K99/00M4D6, F16K99/00M4C6, F16K99/00M, F16K99/00M4C4, F15C5/00, G01N15/14, F16K99/00M2LLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionMay 16, 2013SULPSurcharge for late paymentNov 17, 2009ASAssignmentOwner name: CYTONOME/ST, LLC,MASSACHUSETTSEffective date: 20091020Free format text: CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT;ASSIGNOR:CYTONOME, INC.;REEL/FRAME:23525/158Free format text: CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT;ASSIGNOR:CYTONOME, INC.;REEL/FRAME:023525/0158Owner name: CYTONOME/ST, LLC, MASSACHUSETTSNov 5, 2009ASAssignmentOwner name: CYTONOME, INC.,MASSACHUSETTSFree format text: CHANGE OF 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