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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351528 | Probing of specific nucleic acids The present invention relates to improved methods for probing of specific nucleic acids using circularizable probes designed such that they report the presence of a target sequence by allowing a detectable moiety to remain bound if an only if the probe has been cycl... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351378 | Nucleic acid extraction device The present invention provides an apparatus for extracting nucleic acid from a specimen, including traditionally difficult specimens, in preparation for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. The apparatus includes: a shaker, a centrifugal separator, a particle s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351376 | Integrated active flux microfluidic devices and methods The invention relates to a microfabricated device for the rapid detection of DNA, proteins or other molecules associated with a particular disease. The devices and methods of the invention can be used for the simultaneous diagnosis of multiple diseases by detecting ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351377 | Methods and devices for enhancing bonded substrate yields and regulating temperature Methods and devices that include the use of venting elements for enhancing bonded substrate yields and regulating temperature. Venting elements are generally fabricated proximal to functionalized regions in substrate surfaces to prevent bond voids that form during b... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347977 | Microtitration plate A microtitration plate has a frame (2) made of a first stiff plastic and having a plate (4) with multiplicity of holes (2′), and a multiplicity of vessels (3) made of a second plastic suited for the PCR and/or exhibiting permeability to... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348181 | Self-encoding sensor with microspheres A microsphere-based analytic chemistry system is disclosed in which self-encoding microspheres having distinct characteristic optical response signatures to specific target analytes may be mixed together while the ability is retained to identify the sensor type and ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348182 | Directed microwave chemistry The present invention concerns a novel means by which chemical preparations can be made. Reactions can be accelerated on special chips using microwave energy. The chips contain materials that efficiently absorb microwave energy causing chemical reaction rate increas... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348183 | Self-contained microelectrochemical bioassay platforms and methods Methods and devices for improved chemical and biomass detection assays combined well defined microstructures having independently addressable electrodes with various surface immobilization electrochemical assays. Combining known chemical detection immobilization ass... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348399 | Nanofabricated polypeptide multilayer films, coatings, and microcapsules Disclosed herein are films, coatings and microcapsules comprising polypeptides. A thin film, for example, comprises a plurality of layers of polypeptides, the layers comprising alternating oppositely charged polypeptides. A first layer comprises a first layer polype... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349158 | Diffraction grating-based encoded micro-particles for multiplexed experiments Microparticles 8 includes an optical substrate 10 having at least one diffraction grating 12 disposed therein. The grating 12 having a plurality of colocated pitches Λ which represent a unique identification digital code that is detected... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349590 | Polarization modulation interrogation of grating-coupled waveguide sensors An optical interrogation system and a GCW sensor are described herein that are used to determine whether a biological substance (e.g., cell, molecule, protein, drug) is located in a sensing region of the GCW sensor. The optical interrogation system includes a light ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349080 | Label-independent detection of unpurified analytes The present invention features use of evanescent field sensing to detect or evaluate unpurified, unlabeled analytes in raw samples. Capture molecules capable of binding to an analyte of interest can be immobilized to a sensing surface of an evanescent field sensor. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344877 | Biomolecule microarray support A biomolecule microarray support is comprised of a frame with upward projecting side walls. A transparent substrate is detachably positioned on the frame within the walls. A printed hydrophobic grid is arranged on the substrate for receiving spots of biomolecule sam... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344893 | Immuno-gold lateral flow assay A chromatographic lateral-flow assay system for rapid, high sensitivity method of detecting low levels of ligands in body fluids, with few false positives and few false negatives. The lateral-flow assay may have a membrane strip in ribbon form, which increases detec... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341696 | Nanoporous membrane immunosensor A sensor for a selected analyte in a test sample has (a) a semipermeable membrane with pores for retaining the analyte, where the membrane has been chemically modified by attachment of membrane modifiers; (b) immunoassay labels which have label binding ligands where... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341697 | Reaction cell and operation method thereof A reaction cell is provided with a vessel-like cell main body and a circular piezoelectric/electrostrictive oscillator fixed to an outside of a bottom surface of the cell main body. The cell main body includes a circular bottom plate portion and a circumferential wa... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341865 | Liquid delivery devices and methods Methods and devices are provided for using high-density arrays of diverse chemical entities. In preferred embodiments, small volumes of multiple liquids are delivered to multiple reaction sites on a single substrate where the liquids are constrained to localized rea... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341835 | Methods of analysis of alternative splicing in mouse The invention provides nucleic acid sequences which are complementary, in one embodiment, to a wide variety of mouse genes. The invention provides the sequences in such a way as to make them available for a variety of analyses. In one embodiment the nucleic acid seq... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342707 | Indicators and illuminators using a semiconductor radiation emitter package A vehicle lamp assembly includes a housing and an LED lamp carried in the housing. A signal mirror includes a mirror and an LED lamp. The LED lamp includes a heat extraction member. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338811 | Integrated circuit chip for bioassays The invention is directed to novel IC chips containing substances used particularly in bioassays. Furthermore, the invention is directed to assay methods and kits using these chips. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338764 | Polynucleotide microarray including two or more groups of probe polynucleotides immobilized on substrate according to melting temperature and method for detecting target polynucleotides using the same Provided is a polynucleotide microarray including two or more groups of spots on which probe polynucleotides are immobilized, wherein the probe polynucleotides of each group have melting temperatures (Tms) within a predetermined range of Tm between the probe polynuc... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338641 | Fine channel device, desksize chemical plant and fine particle producing apparatus employing them A fine channel device for performing a chemical treatment or for producing fine particles, capable of supplying a liquid to the fine channels evenly and producing products in a large quantity is provided. The fine channel device includes a storage space having a cir... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339666 | Light-amplifying structures and methods for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy Structures for amplifying light include a resonant cavity in which an analyte may be positioned. The structures for amplifying light may be used to amplify the incident light employed in surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). SERS systems employing the structur... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338760 | Sample preparation integrated chip The present invention relates to an apparatus comprising a substrate having at least one assay station. The at least one assay station has at least a first assay station channel and at least a second assay station channel and the first and second assay station chann... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335470 | Compilations of nucleic acids and arrays and methods of using them In one aspect the invention provides compilations of nucleic acids, articles of manufacture, e.g., arrays, and methods for the detection of chromosomal abnormalities, such as a chromosomal aneuploidies, deletions, amplifications, and the like, and the diagnosis or p... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335514 | Optical biosensor The present invention relates to an optical biosensor comprising a porous matrix. In the specific case, reference is made to anodized porous alumina, on the surface of which the biological component specific for the analyte in question is immobilized, and to an opti... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334630 | Closed-loop microchannel cooling system Apparatus and methods according to the present invention utilize micropumps that are capable of generating high pressure and flow without moving mechanical parts and the associated generation of unacceptable electrical and acoustic noise, as well as the associated r... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332273 | Antireflective coatings for high-resolution photolithographic synthesis of DNA arrays The present invention provides an array of polymers and methods of forming arrays of polymers by providing a substrate having a first layer including one or more dielectric coatings on a solid support and a second layer including a plurality of polymers disposed on ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332271 | Apparatus and methods for parallel processing of micro-volume liquid reactions Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for conducting multiple simultaneous micro-volume chemical and biochemical reactions in an array format. In one embodiment, the format comprises an array of microholes in a substrate. Besides serving as an ordered array o... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332329 | Versatile substrate for SPR detection A substrate for testing a carrier liquid for biomolecules using SPR or other techniques provides a metallic island surrounded by a hydrophobic layer, the islands being a location for the attachment of probe molecules. The hydrophobic layer may also be a dielectric m... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332349 | Detection of cell membrane-associated proteins using membrane fragments displayed on encoded microparticle arrays Disclosed are methods relating to cell membrane fragments associated with microbeads, so that the characteristics of the cells the fragments originated from can be determined. The fragments can be oriented with what was the outer surface of the cell membrane facing ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332274 | Process of quality examining for microarray of biological material The present invention relates a process of quality examining for microarray of biological material. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a process of quality examining for microarray of biological material, which comprises 1) a step for mixing pro... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332328 | Microcolumn-platform based array for high-throughput analysis A device and methods for performing biological or chemical analysis is provided. The device includes an array of three-dimensional microcolumns projecting away from a support plate. Each microcolumn has a relatively planar, first surface remote from the support plat... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332326 | Centripetally-motivated microfluidics system for performing in vitro hybridization and amplification of nucleic acids This invention relates to methods and apparatus for performing microanalytic and microsynthetic analyses and procedures. The invention provides a microsystem platform and a micromanipulation device for manipulating the platform that utilizes the centripetal force re... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332327 | Method and biosensor for analysis In a method for analysis biomolecules (3) attached to a solid surface of a substrate (1) are used for detecting the presence of analytes (4) in a sample by binding of the analytes to the biomolecules. The biomolecules (3) are attached dir... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332275 | Methods for detecting methylated nucleotides A method for detecting methylated nucleotides within a nucleic acid sample is provided. The method includes the steps of splitting a nucleic acid sample into separate reaction vessels; contacting nucleic acid in one reaction vessel with bisulfite; amplifying the nuc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332283 | Fluorescence based biosensor A novel biosensor comprises at least one fluorophore and at least two quenchers, and is capable of selectively and specifically detecting the presence of an ion in the presence of other ions. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332284 | Method of determining base sequence of DNA or RNA using heavy element labeling and imaging by transmission electron microscopy Novel DNA sequence determination method and DNA sequencer system providing a sequencing speed 103 to 104 times faster than the current DNA sequencing speed (105 bases per day with a lane at maximum) of the existing DNA sequencer base... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331931 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes an electrically powered drive force generator. A penetrating member is operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generato... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331511 | Biopolymeric array scanners capable of automatic scale factor selection for a plurality of different dyes, and methods for making and using the same Biopolymeric array scanners that are capable of automatically selecting a dye specific scale factor to employ for a plurality of different dyes, as wells as methods for making and using the same, are provided. In many embodiments, the actual dye specific scale facto... | 02/19/2008 |
