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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7955836 | Microfluidic mixing and analytical apparatus Disclosed herein is a device comprising a pair of bellows pumps configured for efficient mixing at a microfluidic scale. By moving a fluid sample and particles in suspension through an aperture between the paired bellows pump mixing chambers, molecular collisions le... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7943368 | Reducing time to result for blood bank diagnostic testing Methods for reducing time to result in blood bank diagnostic testing with an agitation device and a low ionic strength solution are disclosed. Specifically provided are methods for reducing incubation time for antigen-antibody reactions in an immunohematologic assay... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7767436 | Reducing time to result for blood bank diagnostic testing Methods for reducing time to result in blood bank diagnostic testing with an agitation device and a low ionic strength solution are disclosed. Specifically provided are methods for reducing incubation time for antigen-antibody reactions in an immunohematologic assay... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7763453 | Microfluidic mixing and analytic apparatus Disclosed herein is a device comprising a pair of bellows pumps configured for efficient mixing at a microfluidic scale. By moving a fluid sample and particles in suspension through an aperture between the paired bellows pump mixing chambers, molecular collisions le... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7666660 | Method for mixing inside a capillary and devices for achieving same The present invention provides a method for mixing three or more fluids inside a capillary. The present invention further provides a method for optimizing efficient mixing of two or more fluids inside a capillary, and a computer-readable medium for use by a processo... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7407781 | Oocyte recording chamber An oocyte recording chamber for electrophysiological measurements. The recording chamber includes a base and a cover attached to the base. The cover and the base define a chamber having a size sufficient to accommodate an oocyte. The recording chamber includes a fir... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402805 | Device for the in-situ measurement of acoustically stimulated bioluminescence A device and method of use for measurement of in-situ bioluminescence generally comprising an acoustical pulse generator, a detector chamber, a lens assembly and a photomultiplier tube. The generator comprises transducers which can generate acoustical energy in the ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7381559 | Fermentation flask for cultivating microorganisms A container is provided for cell growth by artificial cultivation of selected biological material in a growth liquid for use in an oscillating incubator. The container has a circular bottom with rounded corners joining a sidewall that is inclined at an angle toward ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7369904 | Integration method for automation components A method for integrating a number of automation components into an industrial controller with a uniform running level model of the runtime system. The basic clock of the running level model is devised from either an internal timer, an internal clock of a communicati... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341863 | Method for the degradation of MTBE and TBA A method for the degradation of methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether (MTBE) and tertiary-butanol (TBA) using a mixture of Pseudomonas putida is described. The method enables almost complete remediation of MTBE and TBA in situ in contaminated water and/or soil. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7326565 | Storage apparatus The invention provides an incubator 1 wherein a microplate transport device 5 is disposed inside a chamber 11 centrally thereof. The transport device 5 comprises a transport table 50 for placing a microplate thereon and is capable ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7270730 | High-throughput electrophysiological measurement system Systems, including apparatus and methods, for performing electrophysiological measurements on membranous samples, including living cells, isolated cell fragments (such as organelles), and/or artificial membranes (such as vesicles). The apparatus may include a high-t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7238322 | Delayed and diffused flow rapid confirmatory immunological testing apparatus and method A self-contained apparatus using a gravitationally encouraged, interrupted, downward, diffusive and programmed flow of fluid to provide for rapid confirmatory immunological testing (“RCIT”) in, for example, a clinical, point-of-care setting. A fluid specimen suc... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235400 | Laminated microarray interface device A device for forming a low volume reaction chamber on a substrate such as a microarray slide and its method of use is disclosed. The reaction chamber forming device has an adhesive laminate design that permits it to be manufactured as a disposable device. A preferre... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223363 | Method and system for microfluidic interfacing to arrays A method and system for providing a fluidic interface to slides bearing microarrays of biomolecules or other samples immobilized thereon to perform a variety of chemical reactions or processing steps on the slide. An interface device seals against the slide to form ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7201884 | Process and apparatus for performing a gas-sparged reaction An improved process, such as a microbiological or enzymatic process, and apparatus, such as an apparatus for producing a cellular product, comprising introducing a gaseous feed stream of at least one gas of low solubility into an aqueous medium containing a microorg... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7190991 | Multi-mode internal imaging The invention described herein provides systems and methods for multi-modal imaging with light and a second form of imaging. Light imaging involves the capture of low intensity light from a light-emitting object. A camera obtains a two-dimensional spatial distributi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183074 | Gas dual-dynamic solid state fermentation technique and apparatus The gas dual-dynamic solid state fermentation technique consists of placing the solid materials to be fermented in an air environment with pulsating pressure and cyclic flow to carry out fermentation, the fermentation apparatus comprises a horizontal cylindrical tan... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163821 | Application apparatus of 3-dimensional klinostat and growing method using the same In an application apparatus of a klinostat, an object is encapsulated in a vessel. A rotating unit rotates the vessel around n axes (n is an integer more than 1) such that gravity is equally applied to the object. A fluid supply unit supplies fluid into the vessel, ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7125161 | Methods for mixing fluid in a rotating container The invention provides exemplary devices, systems and methods for mixing of fluids, such as biological fluids. One exemplary device comprises is particularly adapted for holding at least one cartridge having a chamber containing a biological fluid, with the chamber ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125522 | Multiwell apparatus A method for assembling a multiwell plate assembly, and a multiwell plate assembly prepared thereby, are provided. The method includes providing a lid for a multiwell plate body having at least one channel being formed therethrough; positioning the lid in proximity ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115231 | Parallel reactor with knife-edge seal An apparatus for use in parallel reaction of materials. The apparatus includes a base having a plurality of reaction wells formed therein and a sealing device positioned over the reaction wells for individually sealing each of the reaction wells. One of the sealing ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113285 | Multimode reader An apparatus for analyzing a plurality of samples in sample sites on a substrate, the apparatus having an array of spaced apart light sources coupled to a moveable support so that one or more of the light sources can be selectively used; a frame for supporting the s... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097981 | Reaction wells, assembly thereof, immunoassay apparatus and method using such well assemblies The present invention relates mainly to reaction vessels, to sets of such vessels for automatic immunological assay apparatuses, to automatic immunological assay apparatuses making use of such sets of vessels, and to a method implementing sets of such vessels. Accor... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7081600 | Method and apparatus for cover assembly for thermal cycling of samples A flexible heating cover assembly for an apparatus for heating samples of biological material with substantial temperature uniformity includes a housing having a plurality of engageable enclosure components; a resistive heater having a plurality of heater element ar... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081361 | Biomass generator A biomass generator useful for continuously growing and withdrawing bacteria to be used in a desired beneficial application, the generator having a bacteria growth chamber; water and nutrient inlet ports; upper and lower outlet ports; a recirculating pump withdrawin... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7052880 | Reaction chamber roll pump A method and system for circulating sample solution within a reaction chamber containing a microarray. The reaction chamber contains, on each side, a shallow vertical and a deep vertical well at the corners of the microarray. The vertical wells having a gap between ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7025120 | Rapid thermal cycling device A lid for a well plate is provided. Pins penetrate the lid and project downwardly into the wells of the well plate. Thermal energy is applied to the upper end of the pin to regulate the temperature of liquid samples in the well plate. Ultrasonic energy is applied to... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7005259 | Methods for array preparation using substrate rotation Methods are provided for the preparation of polymer arrays on wafers wherein the wafers are rotated between synthesis steps to provide more uniform results across the entire wafer. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6987018 | Container for holding cells or viruses for disruption A container for holding cells or viruses for disruption comprises a chamber defined by two spaced apart, opposing major walls and side walls connecting the major walls to each other. At least one of the major walls has an external surface to which the transducer may... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6970492 | DUV and VUV laser with on-line pulse energy monitor A beam parameter monitoring unit for coupling with an excimer or molecular fluorine (F2) laser resonator that produces an output beam having a wavelength below 200 nm includes an on-line laser pulse energy detector. This, in turn, allows output pulse ener... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6946287 | Device for providing a hybridization chamber, and process unit and system for hybridizing nucleic acid samples, proteins, and tissue sections A device (1) is disclosed for providing a hybridization chamber (2), for hybridizing nucleic acid samples, proteins, or tissue sections on a slide (3), which is implemented so that it is movable in relation to this slide (3) and includes ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932939 | System for high throughput sample preparation and analysis using column chromatography A system and method high throughput sample preparation and analysis using column chromatography. Each port in a plurality of ports has a port input that interfaces with a first fluid source and a port output. A fluidic circuit is coupled to each port output and to a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6919919 | Light calibration device for use in low level light imaging systems The invention describes systems and methods for calibrating a low-level light imaging system. Techniques described herein employ a light calibration device that is placed within a low level light imaging box to calibrate the system and its constituent components suc... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916652 | Biocatalyst chamber encapsulation system for bioremediation and fermentation The invention comprises novel culture methods and devices in which biocatalysts are substantially immobilized contained, suspended and or incubated in a chamber. At least one injection element provides a fluid flow to a perimeter of the chamber and the fluid force o... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913732 | Microplate for performing crystallography studies and methods for making and using such microplates The present invention includes a microplate for performing crystallography studies and methods for making and using such microplates. In particular, the microplate has a frame which includes a plurality of wells formed therein. Each well includes a first well and a ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908594 | Efficient microfluidic sealing Improved sealing for microstructures in microfluidic devices having a plurality of units is provided by providing collars surrounding the openings to the microstructures, such as reservoirs. The collars are protrusions extending from the surface of the devices and t... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906292 | Sample tray heater module A heater module is described that includes a heat distribution plate including a bottom portion having first and second sides and a plurality of projections extending away from one of the sides. A heat source is provided for heating the heat distribution plate, and,... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6890755 | Recovery of fetal cells from maternal blood using chaotic advection To extract fetal cells from a sample of maternal blood or a fluid derived from maternal blood, sample liquid is moved over a collector surface bearing a ligand for the fetal cells. Chaotic advection in the liquid enhances the efficiency of cell collection. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6887693 | Device and method for lysing cells, spores, or microorganisms A device for lysing components (e.g., cells, spores, or microorganisms) of a fluid sample comprises a cartridge having a lysing chamber for receiving the sample and having at least one solid phase in the lysing chamber for capturing the sample components to be lysed... | 05/03/2005 |
