IP Library Granted Patent US 9,162,225
Granted Patent B2
US 9,162,225 · App. 13/260,728 · Granted Oct 20, 2015

Microchip

Inventors: Hiroshi Hirayama (Musashino, JP); Takashi Washizu (Hino, JP); Naoki Shimizu (Hachioji, JP); Toshinori Takimura (Duluth, GA); Takehiko Goshima (Kunitachi, JP); Yoshiyuki Masuda (Hino, JP)
Assignees: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.; Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.
B01L3/502715B01L3/502792B01L2200/027B01L2200/0684B01L2200/0689B01L2200/141B01L2200/142B01L2300/087B01L2300/089B01L2400/0688G01N2035/102G01N2035/1034
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Patent No.
US 9,162,225
App. No.
13/260,728
Granted
Oct 20, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A microchip having a substrate, a cover member joined to one surface of the substrate, and a flow path formed on at least one of joined surfaces of the substrate and the cover member, wherein the microchip includes: a well which is an first opening for communicating into the flow path with a surface opposite to the joined surface of the substrate and is arranged on the substrate; and a chimney which is a member arranged so as to project from the surface opposite to the joined surface of the substrate and has an second opening which communicating into the well, wherein a liquid rise prevention section is formed in the chimney to prevent the liquid from rising to a top portion of the chimney.

Claims (11)

1. A microchip having a substrate, a cover member joined to one surface of the substrate, and a flow path formed on at least one of joined surfaces of the substrate and the cover member, wherein the microchip comprises:

a well which is a first opening for communicating into the flow path and which is arranged on the substrate; and

a member which is arranged so as to project from the surface opposite to the joined surface of the substrate and has a second opening which communicates into the well,

wherein a liquid rise prevention section comprising a step structure along a top portion of an inner wall of the member is formed in the member, said liquid rise prevention section configured to prevent a liquid from rising and adhering to the top portion of the member,

wherein the step structure is provided with a lower step portion and with an upper step portion,

wherein an opening diameter of the upper step portion is larger than an opening diameter of the lower step portion, and

wherein the lower and upper step portions are discrete and form the second opening.

2. The microchip of claim 1 , wherein the step structure is provided with a hydrophobic section along the top portion of the member.

3. The microchip of claim 2 , wherein the hydrophobic section is constructed of a concavo-convex structure.

4. The microchip of claim 2 , wherein the hydrophobic section is constructed of water repellent film.

5. The microchip of claim 1 , wherein the member which is arranged so as to project from the surface opposite to the joined surface of the substrate is one of a cylindrical body, a tube shaped body, a square pillar shaped body, a truncated pyramid body, and a truncated cone body.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2023
From: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064359/0085 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2022
From: FUJIFILM WAKO PURE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061891/0969 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 5, 2018
From: WAKO PURE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: FUJIFILM WAKO PURE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046793/0465 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2015
From: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
To: KONICA MINOLTA INC.; WAKO PURE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 036516/0519 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 30, 2015
From: KONICA MINOLTA ADVANCED LAYERS, INC.
To: KONICA MINOLTA INC.
Reel/Frame 035995/0093 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 26, 2015
From: KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC.
To: KONICA MINOLTA ADVANCED LAYERS, INC.
Reel/Frame 035992/0201 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2011
From: HIRAYAMA, HIROSHI; WASHIZU, TAKASHI; SHIMIZU, NAOKI; TAKIMURA, TOSHINORI; GOSHIMA, TAKEHIKO; MASUDA, YOSHIYUKI
To: KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC.
Reel/Frame 027210/0476 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-081511 · Mar 30, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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