Is a
Patent attributes
Patent Jurisdiction
Patent Number
Date of Patent
November 11, 2008
0Patent Application Number
107001460
Date Filed
November 3, 2003
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
The invention relates to methods and apparatuses for manipulating small amounts of solids. Specific embodiments of the invention are particularly suited for the automated transfer of small amounts of solids. In one embodiment, a uniform powder bed is lightly compressed into plugs of powder and dispensed. In another embodiment, the solid is placed in a liquid carrier to form a slurry, dispensed, and the liquid component is subsequently removed. In yet another embodiment, solids are manipulated using adhesive surfaces.
Timeline
No Timeline data yet.
Further Resources
No Further Resources data yet.
