(19)
(11) EP 2 004 316 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
13.04.2011 Bulletin 2011/15

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
13.10.2010 Bulletin 2010/41

(21) Application number: 07717014.0

(22) Date of filing: 24.01.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01F 13/00(2006.01)
 B01J 19/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2007/002063
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/089541 (09.08.2007 Gazette 2007/32)

(54)

FLUIDIC DROPLET COALESCENCE

KOALESZENZ FLUIDER TRÖPFCHEN

COALESCENCE DE GOUTTELETTES FLUIDIQUES

(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: 27.01.2006 US 762706 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
24.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/52

(60) Divisional application:
10175562.7 / 2263787

(73) Proprietor: President and Fellows of Harvard College
Cambridge, MA 02138 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • AHN, Keunho
    San Diego, CA 92122 (US)
  • CHONG, Henry
    Cambridge, MA 02140 (US)
  • AGRESTI, Jeremy
    Cambridge, MA 02138 (US)
  • WEITZ, David, A.
    Bolton, MA 01740 (US)
  • LINK, Darren, Roy
    Guilford, CT 06437 (US)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastraße 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A-2005/021151
   
  • GRASLAND-MONGRAIN, E. ET AL: "Droplet coalescence in microfluidic devices"[Online] - July 2003 (2003-07) XP002436104 Retrieved from the Internet: URL:http://www.eleves.ens.fr/home/grasland /rapports/stage4.pdf>
  • SONG ET AL: "A Microfluidic System for Controlling Reaction Networks in Time" ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE, WILEY-VCH, WEINHEIM, DE, vol. 42, no. 7, 17 February 2003 (2003-02-17), pages 768-772, XP002289726 ISSN: 1433-7851
   
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