ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,682, issued on July 8, was assigned to National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (Hsinchu, Taiwan).

"Microelectrode device, microfluidic chip, and microfluidic examination method" was invented by Chen-Yi Lee (Hsinchu, Taiwan) and Yun-Sheng Chan (Hualien, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microelectrode device, microfluidic chip, and microfluidic examination method are provided. The microfluidic chip includes a top plate and a microelectrode dot array having several microelectrode devices. Each microelectrode device includes a microfluidic electrode, heating electrode, and control circuit. The control circuit includes a microfluid...