Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Frequency correction for drop size control
- Patent Title (中): 液滴尺寸控制的频率校正
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Application No.: US10251916Application Date: 2002-09-20
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Publication No.: US06893115B2Publication Date: 2005-05-17
- Inventor: Babur Hadimioglu , Richard N. Ellson
- Applicant: Babur Hadimioglu , Richard N. Ellson
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Picoliter Inc.
- Current Assignee: Picoliter Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Reed Intellectual Property Law Group
- Agent Dianne E. Reed
- Main IPC: B41J2/05
- IPC: B41J2/05 ; B41J2/135

Abstract:
The present invention provides a method and device for the acoustic ejection of fluid droplets having a constant drop size from fluid-containing reservoirs having varying fluid heights contained therein without the need for repositioning the acoustic ejector in the z direction by adjusting the RF frequency and amplitude. In one embodiment, the device is comprised of: a plurality of reservoirs each adapted to contain a fluid; an ejector comprising a means for generating acoustic radiation, means for controlling the RF frequency and amplitude used to generate the acoustic radiation, means for focusing the acoustic radiation at a focal point near the fluid surface in each of the reservoirs; and a means for positioning the ejector in acoustically coupled relationship to each of the reservoirs. The invention is useful in a number of contexts, particularly in the preparation of biomolecular arrays.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040056931A1 Frequency correction for drop size control Public/Granted day:2004-03-25
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