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Granted Patent B2
US 12,631,527 · App. 17/767,594 · Granted May 19, 2026

Isolation chip assembly

Inventor: Yuchao Chen (Rodeo, CA)
Assignee: Shenzhen Huixin Life Technologies Co., Ltd
G01N1/34C12M33/14G01N2001/4088
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Patent No.
US 12,631,527
App. No.
17/767,594
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An isolation chip assembly includes an isolation chip ( 10 ), first oscillators ( 20 ), and second oscillators ( 30 ). The isolation chip ( 10 ) includes a sample reservoir ( 13 ), a first filtration membrane ( 14 ) and a second filtration membrane ( 16 ) at opposite sides of the sample reservoir ( 13 ). The first oscillators ( 20 ) are mounted on the first filtration membrane ( 14 ) and the second filtration membrane ( 16 ), and can generate a first oscillation wave when operating. The second oscillators ( 30 ) are mounted on outer surfaces of the first chamber ( 15 ) and the second chamber ( 17 ), and can generate a second oscillation wave when operating. A frequency of the first oscillation wave is greater than a frequency of the second oscillation wave, and an amplitude of the first oscillation wave is less than an amplitude of the second oscillation wave.

Claims (11)

1 . An isolation chip assembly configured for isolation and purification of target particles from a liquid sample, the isolation chip assembly comprising:

an isolation chip, wherein the isolation chip comprises a sample reservoir, a first filtration membrane, and a second filtration membrane, the first filtration membrane and the second filtration member are disposed at opposite sides of the sample reservoir, sizes of pores of each of the first filtration membrane and the second filtration membrane are configured to be smaller than sizes of the target particles, the isolation chip further comprises a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber is connected to the sample reservoir through the first filtration membrane, the second chamber is connected to the sample reservoir through the second filtration membrane;

first oscillators mounted on a surface of the first filtration membrane away from the sample reservoir and on a surface of the second filtration membrane away from the sample reservoir, wherein the first oscillators are configured to generate a first oscillation wave when operating; and

second oscillators mounted on an of the first chamber away from the first filtration membrane and on an outer surface of the second chamber away from the second filtration membrane, wherein the second oscillators are configured to generate a second oscillation wave when operating, wherein the first oscillators and the second oscillators are located on a same horizontal plane, a frequency of the first oscillation wave is greater than a frequency of the second oscillation wave, an amplitude of the first oscillation wave is less than an amplitude of the second oscillation wave, and the first oscillation wave and the second oscillation wave are generated such that the first oscillation wave and the second oscillation wave cooperatively disturb the liquid sample, the first filtration membrane, and the second filtration membrane to generate an acoustic streaming;

wherein the frequency of the first oscillation wave is 5000 Hz to 8000 Hz, and the frequency of the second oscillation wave is 100 Hz to 500 Hz.

2 . The isolation chip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the frequency of the first oscillation wave is equal to a resonance frequency of the first filtration membrane or equal to a resonance frequency of the second filtration membrane.

3 . The isolation chip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the isolation chip further comprises a first side cover and a second side cover, the first side cover comprises a first cover body, and a first barrier sheet and a second barrier sheet located on opposite sides of the first cover body, the first filtration membrane is fixed between the first barrier sheet and the second barrier sheet, and faces the first cover body, the first cover body, the first barrier sheet, the second barrier sheet, and the first filtration membrane cooperatively define the first chamber; the second side cover comprises a second cover body, and a third barrier sheet and a fourth barrier sheet located on opposite sides of the second cover body, the third barrier sheet faces the first barrier sheet, the fourth barrier sheet faces the second barrier sheet, the second filtration membrane is fixed between the third barrier sheet and the fourth barrier sheet, and faces the second cover body, the second cover body, the third barrier sheet, the fourth barrier sheet, and the second filtration membrane cooperatively define the second chamber; the sample reservoir is disposed between the first filtration membrane and the second filtration membrane.

4 . The isolation chip assembly of claim 3 , wherein the second oscillators are fixed to an outer surface of the first cover body and an outer surface of the second cover body.

5 . The isolation chip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first chamber defines a first outlet connecting the first chamber to an ambient environment, and the second chamber defines a second outlet connecting the second chamber to the ambient environment.

6 . The isolation chip assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the first oscillators is a harmonic oscillator.

7 . The isolation chip assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the second oscillators is a vibrating motor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2022
From: CHEN, YUCHAO
To: SHENZHEN HUIXIN LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 059543/0088 →
Continuity (1)
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