Global Patent Index - EP 1534982 A4

EP 1534982 A4 20060208 - ONE-DIRECTIONAL MICROBALL VALVE FOR A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE

Title (en)

ONE-DIRECTIONAL MICROBALL VALVE FOR A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE

Title (de)

EINWEGE-MIKROKUGELVENTIL FÜR MIKROFLUIDVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

SOUPAPE A MICROBILLE MONODIRECTIONNELLE DESTINEE A UN APPAREIL MICROFLUIDIQUE

Publication

EP 1534982 A4 20060208 (EN)

Application

EP 03771653 A 20030717

Priority

  • US 0322470 W 20030717
  • US 39877702 P 20020726
  • US 39877802 P 20020726
  • US 39885202 P 20020726
  • US 39894602 P 20020726
  • US 40364003 A 20030331
  • US 40365203 A 20030331
  • US 41417903 A 20030414
  • US 42658703 A 20030430

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004011143A2] A microfluidic device that includes a micro ball valve is provided. The microball valve is capable of preventing or interrupting fluid flow through the microfluidic device. The microfluidic device can include a substrate layer, and a microfluidic pathway that includes the microball valve. Methods are provided for manipulating fluids using the microfluidic device.

IPC 1-7

F16K 31/00

IPC 8 full level

F15C 5/00 (2006.01); F16K 15/04 (2006.01); F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F16K 99/00 (2006.01)

IPC 8 main group level

B01L (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F15C 5/00 (2013.01); F16K 15/04 (2013.01); F16K 99/0001 (2013.01); F16K 99/0023 (2013.01); F16K 99/0057 (2013.01); F16K 2099/008 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004011143 A2 20040205; WO 2004011143 A3 20040916; AU 2003253998 A1 20040216; CA 2488997 A1 20040205; EP 1534982 A2 20050601; EP 1534982 A4 20060208; JP 2006511762 A 20060406

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0322470 W 20030717; AU 2003253998 A 20030717; CA 2488997 A 20030717; EP 03771653 A 20030717; JP 2004524639 A 20030717