Patent 8394341 was granted and assigned to Agilent Technologies on March, 2013 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A frame for a microfluidic chip may be used together with a laboratory apparatus. The frame is adapted at least for one of the following features: receiving the microfluidic chip; protecting the microfluidic chip; and, positioning the microfluidic chip relative to the frame. The microfluidic chip is movable relative to the frame.