Global Patent Index - EP 1385629 A2

EP 1385629 A2 20040204 - A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPENSING OF DROPLETS

Title (en)

A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPENSING OF DROPLETS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR DISPENSION VON TROPFEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE DISTRIBUTION DE GOUTTELETTES

Publication

EP 1385629 A2 20040204 (EN)

Application

EP 02727994 A 20020502

Priority

  • IE 0200061 W 20020502
  • IE 20010457 A 20010511
  • US 92735501 A 20010813

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02092228A2] A convetional syringe pump (10) is used to dispense liquids of less than 5 mu mul in volume is a dispensing assembly (1). There is a divider barrier formed by a flexible elastomer membrane (5) clamped between an inner part (3) and on outer part (4) of dispenser (2). The dispenser (2) has a bore divided into a system liquid reservoir (6) and a sample liquid reservoir (7). The system liquid reservoir (6) connects to the pump (10) and the sample liquid reservoir (7) communicates with a nozzle (15) having a dispensing tip (16). The membrane (5) is virtually incompressible and therefore the pump (10) can dispense accurately. Electrostatic drop detachment using an electrode (25) electrically coupled to the dispensing tip (16) and a conducting plate (19) forming a receiving electrode below a substrate (20) is provided. The dispensing assemble is particularly useful for multi-nozzle dispensing assemblies.

IPC 1-7

B01L 3/02

IPC 8 full level

B01L 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B01L 3/021 (2013.01); B01L 3/0268 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0481 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 02092228A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02092228 A2 20021121; WO 02092228 A3 20030313; EP 1385629 A2 20040204

DOCDB simple family (application)

IE 0200061 W 20020502; EP 02727994 A 20020502