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US Patent 6829753 - Microfluidic design automation method and system
US Patent Issued on December 7, 2004
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
June 27, 2021Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
June 27, 2021Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractThe present invention generally relates to microfluidics and more particularly to the design of customized microfluidic systems using a microfluidic computer aided design system. In one embodiment of the present invention a microfluidic circuit design method is provided. The method includes developing synthesizable computer code for a design. Next, a microfluidic circuit schematic, including a plurality of symbols for microfluidic components, is generated either interactively or using the synthesizable computer code. The microfluidic circuit schematic is then functionally simulated. The microfluidic components are placed and routed on a template to form a physical layout. Then the physical layout is physically simulated using dynamic simulation models of the microfluidic components; and the physical layout is written to a layout file.Other References
| InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 09894857 filed on 06/27/2001US Classes:716/5, Design verification (e.g., wiring line capacitance, fan-out checking, minimum path width)716/1CIRCUIT DESIGNField of Search422/98, Analysis based on electrical measurement422/99, Miscellaneous laboratory apparatus and elements, per se422/100, Pipette or other volumetric fluid transfer means716/1, CIRCUIT DESIGN716/11, Layout editor (e.g., updating)716/12, Routing (e.g., routing map, netlisting)716/14, Detailed routing (e.g., channel routing, switch box routing)716/17Programmable integrated circuit (e.g., basic cell, standard cell, macrocell)ExaminersPrimary: Lee, WilsonAttorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References4797842, Method of generating finite elements using the symmetric axis transformIssued on: 01/10/1989 Inventor: Nackman , et al.4965743, Discrete event simulation tool for analysis of qualitative models of continuous processing system Issued on: 10/23/1990 Inventor: Malin, et al.5487003, Simulation method and device for aiding the design of a fluid torque converter Issued on: 01/23/1996 Inventor: Iwasawa, et al.5574893, Computer logic simulation with dynamic modeling Issued on: 11/12/1996 Inventor: Southgate, et al.5812394, Object-oriented computer program, system, and method for developing control schemes for facilities Issued on: 09/22/1998 Inventor: Lewis, et al.5867399, System and method for creating and validating structural description of electronic system from higher-level and behavior-oriented description Issued on: 02/02/1999 Inventor: Rostoker, et al.5867400, Application specific processor and design method for same Issued on: 02/02/1999 Inventor: El-Ghoroury, et al.6048498, Microfluidic devices and systems Issued on: 04/11/2000 Inventor: Kennedy6056428, Computer based system for imaging and analyzing an engineering object system and indicating values of specific design changes Issued on: 05/02/2000 Inventor: Devoino, et al.6149870, Apparatus for in situ concentration and/or dilution of materials in microfluidic systems Issued on: 11/21/2000 Inventor: Parce, et al.6182020, Design verification method for programmable logic design Issued on: 01/30/2001 Inventor: Fairbanks6235175, Microfluidic devices incorporating improved channel geometries Issued on: 05/22/2001 Inventor: Dubrow, et al.6274337, High throughput screening assay systems in microscale fluidic devices Issued on: 08/14/2001 Inventor: Parce, et al.6606735Method and system for using error and filter layers in each DRC rule Issued on: 08/12/2003 Inventor: Richardson, et al. International ClassG06F 945 |
