Global Patent Index - EP 2321538 B1

EP 2321538 B1 20121219 - MICROFLUID DEVICE

Title (en)

MICROFLUID DEVICE

Title (de)

MIKROFLUIDVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF MICROFLUIDIQUE

Publication

EP 2321538 B1 20121219 (DE)

Application

EP 09775618 A 20090827

Priority

  • AT 2009000336 W 20090827
  • AT 13352008 A 20080828

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010022428A1] The invention relates to a microfluid device for dispensing a fluid or a fluid mixture, said device comprising a dispensing channel (5), at least one main fluid delivery channel (1, 10) which lies substantially in the plane of the dispensing channel (5) and runs laterally thereto and merges into at least one subsidiary delivery channel (2, 2', 20, 20') that in turn opens into an inlet channel (3, 3', 30, 30') lying above or below the dispensing channel (5), which inlet channel (3, 3', 30, 30') opens into the dispensing channel (5) from above or below via at least one inlet opening (4, 4', 40, 40'), characterized in that the at least one inlet channel (3, 3', 30, 30') has a cross-sectional shape that changes in the longitudinal direction thereof and/or the at least one inlet opening (4, 4', 40, 40') has an opening width that changes in the transverse direction of the dispensing channel (5).

IPC 8 full level

B01F 5/04 (2006.01); B01F 13/00 (2006.01); F15D 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01F 25/314 (2022.01 - EP US); B01F 25/3142 (2022.01 - EP US); B01F 25/31422 (2022.01 - EP US); B01F 33/30 (2022.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010022428 A1 20100304; AT 507226 A1 20100315; AT 507226 B1 20100915; EP 2321538 A1 20110518; EP 2321538 B1 20121219; US 2011194995 A1 20110811

DOCDB simple family (application)

AT 2009000336 W 20090827; AT 13352008 A 20080828; EP 09775618 A 20090827; US 200913061324 A 20090827