VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES, AND METHOD FOR OPENING AND CLOSING SAME - Patent 1534433

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EP 1 534 433 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	01.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/22

(21)	Application number: 03771710.5

(22)	Date of filing: 23.07.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B01L 3/02, B01L 3/00, G01N 1/10

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2003/022897

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/011149 (05.02.2004 Gazette 2004/06)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	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
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

26.07.2002 US 398851 P
26.07.2002 US 398946 P
03.01.2003 US 336274
03.01.2003 US 336706
31.03.2003 US 403640
31.03.2003 US 403652
30.04.2003 US 426587

(71)	Applicant: Applera Corporation
	Foster City, CA 94404 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	MEAD, Dennis, E. Campbell, CA 95008 (US) BRYNING, Zbigniew, T. Campbell, CA 95008 (US)

(74)	Representative: Moran, Paula
	OLSWANG90 High Holborn London WC1V 6XX London WC1V 6XX (GB)

(54)	VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES, AND METHOD FOR OPENING AND CLOSING SAME