US 12,263,475 B2
Reagent mixer and fluid control devices
Jonathan Schultz, Hyrum, UT (US); and Todd Roswech, Westbrook, CT (US)
Assigned to Life Technologies Corporation, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/970,202.
Application 17/004,804 is a division of application No. 15/945,738, filed on Apr. 4, 2018, granted, now 10,766,028, issued on Sep. 8, 2020.
Application 15/945,738 is a division of application No. 14/739,974, filed on Jun. 15, 2015, granted, now 9,937,494, issued on Apr. 10, 2018.
Application 17/970,202 is a continuation of application No. 17/004,804, filed on Aug. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,478,786.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/012,685, filed on Jun. 16, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0044160 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01N 35/10 (2006.01); B01F 31/20 (2022.01); B01F 31/55 (2022.01); B01F 35/71 (2022.01); B01F 35/75 (2022.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B65D 81/32 (2006.01)
CPC B01L 3/502 (2013.01) [B01F 31/201 (2022.01); B01F 31/55 (2022.01); B01F 35/71745 (2022.01); B01F 35/7543 (2022.01); B01L 3/527 (2013.01); B65D 81/3272 (2013.01); G01N 35/1002 (2013.01); B01L 3/505 (2013.01); B01L 2200/04 (2013.01); B01L 2200/16 (2013.01); B01L 2300/022 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0861 (2013.01); B01L 2300/123 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0481 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0487 (2013.01); Y10T 436/2575 (2015.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a flexible enclosure having an interior;
a fluid port coupled to the flexible enclosure to provide fluid access to the interior of the flexible enclosure;
a container disposed within the interior of flexible enclosure, the container defining an internal cavity having a compressible volume and defining a passage providing fluidic communication between the internal cavity and the interior of the flexible enclosure exterior to the container; and
a reagent disposed within the internal cavity.