METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO COLLECT AND PREPARE SAMPLES, TO IMPLEMENT, INITIATE AND PERFORM ASSAYS, AND TO CONTROL AND MANAGE FLUID FLOW - Patent 2490800

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EP 2 490 800 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	29.08.2012 Bulletin 2012/35

(21)	Application number: 10825633.0

(22)	Date of filing: 20.10.2010

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B01J 19/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2010/053444

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2011/050110 (28.04.2011 Gazette 2011/17)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

20.10.2009 US 253356 P
20.10.2009 US 253365 P
20.10.2009 US 253373 P
20.10.2009 US 253377 P
20.10.2009 US 253383 P
02.12.2009 US 266019 P

(71)	Applicant: Boston Microfluidics
	Cambridge, Massachusetts 02144 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	JOHNSON, Brandon, T. Cambridge Massachusetts 02144 (US) ZAPPIA, Thomas, M. Somerville Massachusetts 02145 (US) CHRISTIAN, Kate, E. Somerville Massachusetts 02145 (US) BUTZ, David Cambridge Massachusetts 02144 (US) VOLGER, David, A. Rochester New York 14618 (US)

(74)	Representative: Cross, James Peter Archibald et al
	R.G.C. Jenkins & Co 26 Caxton Street London SW1H 0RJ London SW1H 0RJ (GB)

(54)	METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO COLLECT AND PREPARE SAMPLES, TO IMPLEMENT, INITIATE AND PERFORM ASSAYS, AND TO CONTROL AND MANAGE FLUID FLOW