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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7749367 | Vertical slab gel electrophoresis cell and method therefor In the present vertical slab-gel electrophoresis instrument, all the vertical slab gel cassettes comprise un-notched rectangular sidewalls and flanged spacer strips, but still can form a U-notched upper opening with an even rim for each cassette; one type of cassett... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7276143 | Electrophoresis module having electrophoresis bath with upright carriers The electrophoresis module has an upright cassette of which at least one of the front and rear sides has a recess opened upwardly, the recess has on the peripheral edge thereof a buffering member; the cassette has on the two ends thereof a clamping assembly each, ea... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7189316 | Pulsed field electrophoresis chambers, accessories and method of utilization for separation of DNA molecules Methods of use, accessories and chambers, optimal for performing Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) of DNA molecules in ‘Contour Clamped Homogeneous Electric Field’ (CHEF) and ‘Transversal Alternating Field Electrophoresis’ (TAFE) systems, are provided ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7135101 | Cassette assembly for electrophoresis gels This invention is directed to a cassette for electrophoresis gels comprising: first and second planar wall members having inner and outer surfaces, top and bottom edges, and lateral edges wherein the wall members are oriented generally parallel to each other and suc... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128819 | Rapid assembly casting system for slab gels Flat plates serving as molds and enclosures for slab gels are held together by a clamping frame in which the side edges of the plates slide into facing channels and are clamped by lever-operated cams that compress the channel walls against the plate surfaces. The jo... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7060172 | Electrophoresis gel and gel-forming apparatus The apparatus includes a container (20) having a base (22) and sides (32) adapted to receive a plurality of plastic gel cassettes. An inlet port (12) is positioned in the base of the container and in fluid communication with the chamber a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6942774 | Electrophoresis apparatus and a method of using the same An apparatus for rehydrating and for performing electrophoresis on a gel strip includes a tray defining a plurality of parallel troughs configured to receive gel strips. Each trough defines a centrally located rehydration area and an electrode area disposed either s... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942775 | Vertical electrophoresis system A plugging medium is used to block the bottom opening of cassettes for vertical electrophoresis in order to facilitate filling the cassettes with separation media. Cassettes can be filled within a vertical electrophoresis system in which electrophoresis is conducted... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936150 | Methods and apparatus for electrophoresis of prior-cast, hydratable separation media Methods and apparatus are presented that facilitate electrophoresis of prior-cast, hydratable separation media, usefully immobilized pH gradient (IPG) strips. The method exploits the swelling of prior-cast, hydratable separation media upon rehydration to help lodge ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926815 | Copolymers for capillary gel electrophoresis This invention relates to an electrophoresis separation medium having a gel matrix of at least one random, linear copolymer comprising a primary comonomer and at least one secondary comonomer, wherein the comonomers are randomly distributed along the copolymer chain... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6905584 | Electrophoresis system and method therefor A method for separating a sample into components by two-dimensional electrophoresis uses an IPG strip, and a gel slab which are spaced apart and carried on a single generally planar support means. The planar support means is first oriented in a generally vertical pl... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6783648 | Method and apparatus for unloading gels from isoelectric gel tubes An apparatus for expressing and unloading an isoelectric focusing gel from an electrophoresis gel tube includes a first support for supporting the gel tube, a plunger rod and a second support for supporting the plunger rod. The first support is mounted on a movable ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6652724 | Automated apparatus for separating a biological sample from a two dimensional electrophoresis gel An automated high-throughput system for excising spots or samples from an electrophoresis slab gel includes a computer controlled robotic arm assembly and a sample plate handling assembly for supplying a sample plate to a loading station. The computer is ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6576106 | Method for separating and assaying lipoprotein, an assembly for performing such a method, and a system including such an assembly A method for separating and assaying lipoprotain to determine a degree of modification of a predetermined component in a specimen of lipoprotein, comprising the step of: determining a distance "a" from an application point of the standard sample to a frac... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6558521 | Package for electrophoresis gels A packaging arrangement is disclosed for protecting an electrophoresis gel from damage during shipment and storage. The package arrangement includes first and second sheets that are sealed about their respective edges to form an enclosed cavity. The cavit... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6544395 | System for the application of samples on a substrate Novel apparatuses and methods for depositing or placing substances on substrates or plates are described. The invention relates to automated and semiautomated apparatuses and methods for controlled volume and precise placement of substances on substrates.... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6485623 | Method and device for forming angled wells in an electrophoresis gel slab A device for forming angled wells in an electrophoresis gel slab includes a device having a plurality of projections oriented at an angle with respect to a longitudinal dimension of the device. A method for forming angled wells in a gel places the device ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6451192 | Simplified electrophoresis apparatus The electrophoresis apparatus comprises rectifier (A) which rectifies an AC current from a universal AC power source and outputs a rectified wave, an electrophoresis cell and an electric controller which applies an electric output from the rectifier (A) t... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6436262 | Compact cell clamp for slab gel plate assembly Parallel plate slab gel enclosures (slab gel cassettes) used for vertical slab gel electrophoresis are secured to a frame to form a chamber for an upper buffer solution, and the securement is achieved by a pair of clamps that compress the cassettes agains... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6428668 | Sampler transfer In the method moving a sample substance by means of a sample feeder (26) form a sample pickup site to a delivery site (20) of a sample processor (10), the invention proposes fitting the sample feeder (26) with at least one porous material element having a... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6402914 | In-situ loader for electrophoretic gels The invention provides a novel "in situ" loader for electrophoretic gels. The loader comprises a body, containing at least one passage with an inlet and an outlet, and at least a part of the loader can be inserted into a gel holding portion of an electrop... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6398933 | Two dimensional gel electorophoresis system System, method and apparatus for two dimensional gel electrophoresis performed in a unified manner which includes the performance of two fragment separations in a single gel without intermediate physical manipulation.... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6277259 | High performance multidimensional proteome analyzer A proteome analyzer includes a separation cassette having a first dimension separation compartment for separation of protein samples by isoelectric focusing and a second dimension separation compartment for separation of protein samples by SDS-polymer net... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6214187 | Denaturing gradient affinity electrophoresis and methods of use thereof Methods are described for separation and analysis, and a kit for separation and analysis, of single nucleotide polymorphisms, or mutations, in target nucleic acid using denaturing gradient electrophoresis through supporting media containing one or more im... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6197173 | Methods and reagents for gel electrophoresis Polymerization of gels for electrophoresis with improved photoinitiators results in gels which are suitable for electrophoresis. The new initiator systems are much faster than current systems for making such gels. Moreover, the polymerization reaction can... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6171463 | Electrophoresis method and apparatus for separating bio-organic molecules The present invention relates to the electrophoretic separation of bio-organic molecules using a slab gel electrophoresis apparatus having a pair of spaced, confronting plates defining a multi-lane separation zone adapted to hold a separation medium and a... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6168701 | Methods and compositions for improving the loading of analytical instruments The invention relates to improved methods and compositions for loading samples into an analytical instrument having a plurality of sample receiving loading ports. In a principle embodiment of the invention, first and second sample markers are added to sam... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6162342 | Rapid assembly casting system for slab gels Flat plates serving as molds and enclosures for slab gels are held together by a clamping frame in which the side edges of the plates slide into facing channels and are clamped by lever-operated cams that compress the channel walls against the plate surfa... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6110340 | Gel casting and electrophoresis device The present invention involves a gel casting and electrophoresis device that simplifies the gel cassette casting and electrophoresis process by providing an integral frame assembly that includes a bottom sealing means movable to a first position where the... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6090255 | Vacuum package for electrophoresis gels A packaging arrangement is disclosed for protecting an electrophoresis gel from damage during shipment and storage. The package arrangement includes first and second sheets that are sealed about their respective edges to form an enclosed cavity. The cavit... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6036831 | Automatic protein and/or DNA analysis system and method A fully automated protein and/or DNA gene fragment analyzing machine and method are disclosed in which, in a simple machine structure, a plurality of electrophoresis calls each containing such fragments, are robotically, under computer programming, insert... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6027628 | Gel cassette for electrophoresis A gel cassette for electrophoresis includes opposed plastic plates holding a gel therebetween. An upper buffer tank can be adhered to one of the plates by double backed tape that is sandwiched between the tank and plate, thereby avoiding the use of a rubb... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6004446 | DNA Sequencing To sequence DNA, DNA samples marked with flourscent infrared dye are applied at a plurality of locations for electrophoresing in a plurality of channels through a gel electrophoresis slab. The channels are scanned with a laser and a sensor, that include a... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5993628 | Electrophoresis method and apparatus for separating bio-organic molecules The present invention relates to the electrophoretic separation of bio-organic molecules using a slab gel electrophoresis apparatus having a pair of spaced, confronting plates defining a multi-lane separation zone adapted to hold a separation medium and a... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5972188 | Membrane loader for gel electrophoresis An apparatus and method for loading samples into a gel of an electrophoretic gel system (EGS). The preferred sample loader includes a membrane having a net negative charge, net neutral charge or no charge (preferably nitrocellulose or nylon) which releasa... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5968331 | Sample holding device for electrophoresis apparatus and sample injection method A sample holding device for electrophoresis apparatus according to the present invention wherein a plurality of sample holding capillaries are laid out in an array and are immobilized to the supporting jig. This sample holding device is configured to ensu... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5938906 | Horizontal gel electrophoresis casting cassette This invention provides a gel electrophoresis casting cassette for horizontal gel electrophoresis. The tray and lid of the cassette have locking means for securing the two parts to prevent damage to the slab gel and to create slab gels of uniform quality.... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5900131 | Method and apparatus for automated electrophoresis using light polarization detector Changes in polarized light incident on a detection zone within a separation matrix are used to detect optically active molecules within the separation matrix. The separation and detection of optically active molecules within the detection zone is done by ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5888364 | Gel electrophoresis apparatus A gel electrophoresis apparatus and a cooling system therefor. The apparatus includes a front panel and a back panel. A gel slab is contained in a gel slab platform between the front and back panels. The gel slab platform extends upwardly to the front edg... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5888369 | Apparatus for conducting electrophoresis experiments An apparatus of conducting electrophoresis experiments including a container for receiving an electrophoresis buffer and a buffer core assembly for holding gel-containing cassettes that are immersed in the buffer for molecular separation of an electrophor... | 03/30/1999 |
