(19)
(11) EP 1 799 348 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
15.06.2006

(43) Date of publication:
27.06.2007 Bulletin 2007/26

(21) Application number: 05846425.6

(22) Date of filing: 04.08.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01L 3/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2005/003985
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/043181 (27.04.2006 Gazette 2006/17)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 04.08.2004 US 598598 P

(71) Applicant: Spinx, Inc.
1217 Meyrin (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • ZUCCHELLI, Piero
    F-01210 Versonnex (FR)
  • CALLENBACH, Tilo
    CH-8645 Jona (CH)
  • LETTIERI, Gian-luca
    CH-2000 Neuchatel (CH)
  • METT, Helmut
    D-79395 Neuenburg (DE)
  • SEMAC, Isabelle
    CH-1205 Geneva (CH)
  • VAN DE VYVER, Bart
    CH-1204 Geneva (CH)
  • WIOLAND, Herve
    F-01210 Ferney-Voltaire (FR)

(74) Representative: Tomlinson, Edward James et al
Frohwitter Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Possartstrasse 20
81679 München
81679 München (DE)

   


(54) DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INTERFACING MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES WITH FLUID HANDLING DEVICES