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(11) EP 3 370 868 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
12.09.2018 Bulletin 2018/37

(21) Application number: 16794477.6

(22) Date of filing: 27.10.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01L 3/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2016/059234
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/075295 (04.05.2017 Gazette 2017/18)
(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
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 27.10.2015 US 201562246605 P
28.10.2015 US 201562247725 P
22.04.2016 US 201615135707
26.05.2016 US 201662342131 P
19.10.2016 US 201662410238 P

(71) Applicant: Berkeley Lights, Inc.
Emeryville, CA 94608 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • LOWE, Randall, D., Jr.
    Emeryville, CA 94608 (US)
  • PEI, Shao, Ning
    Emeryville, CA 94608 (US)
  • GONG, Jian
    Emeryville, CA 94608 (US)
  • MASTROIANNI, Alexander, J.
    Emeryville, CA 94608 (US)
  • MCEWEN, Jason, M.
    Emeryville, CA 94608 (US)
  • VALLEY, Justin, K.
    Emeryville, CA 94608 (US)

(74) Representative: D Young & Co LLP 
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY
London EC1N 2DY (GB)

   


(54) MICROFLUIDIC ELECTROWETTING DEVICE APPARATUS HAVING A COVALENTLY BOUND HYDROPHOBIC SURFACE