Global Patent Index - EP 1596974 A1

EP 1596974 A1 20051123 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BLENDING SMALL QUANTITIES OF LIQUID IN MICROCAVITIES

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BLENDING SMALL QUANTITIES OF LIQUID IN MICROCAVITIES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR DURCHMISCHUNG KLEINER FLÜSSIGKEITSMENGEN IN MIKROKAVITÄTEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR MELANGER DE PETITES QUANTITES DE LIQUIDE DANS DES MICROCAVITES

Publication

EP 1596974 A1 20051123 (DE)

Application

EP 04713531 A 20040223

Priority

  • EP 2004001774 W 20040223
  • DE 10308622 A 20030227
  • DE 10325307 A 20030604

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004076046A1] The invention relates to a method for blending liquids in at least one microcavity by using a sound-induced current. According to said method, at least one ultrasonic wave (2) having a frequency that is greater than or equal to 10 MHz is sent into the at least one microcavity (3) via a layer of solid matter (15) having a dimension in the direction of sound propagation, which exceeds 25 percent of the wavelength of the ultrasonic wave, with the aid of at least one piezoelectric sound transducer (1) in order to create a sound-induced current. Also disclosed is a device for carrying out the inventive method.

IPC 1-7

B01F 13/00; B01F 11/02; B01L 3/00; G01N 35/00

IPC 8 full level

B01F 11/02 (2006.01); B01F 13/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01F 31/86 (2022.01 - EP US); B01F 33/30 (2022.01 - EP US); B01L 3/5085 (2013.01 - EP US); B01F 2101/23 (2022.01 - EP US); B01F 2101/44 (2022.01 - EP US); B01F 2215/0427 (2013.01 - EP US); B01F 2215/0431 (2013.01 - EP US); B01F 2215/045 (2013.01 - EP US); B01F 2215/0454 (2013.01 - EP US); B01F 2215/0468 (2013.01 - EP US); B01F 2215/0477 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 3/5027 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/0829 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2400/0439 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004076046A1

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 2004076046 A1 20040910; AT E363942 T1 20070615; DE 502004004027 D1 20070719; EP 1596974 A1 20051123; EP 1596974 B1 20070606; US 2006275883 A1 20061207; US 8038337 B2 20111018

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2004001774 W 20040223; AT 04713531 T 20040223; DE 502004004027 T 20040223; EP 04713531 A 20040223; US 54726704 A 20040223