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Class 204/620 - With gel shaping or molding means (e.g., comb, ribbed insert, gel injectors, etc.)


Subclass of Class 204 - Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
Definition: Apparatus provided with means to form or cast the gel, usually
No. of patents: 95
Last issue date: 06/09/2009


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NumberTitleIssue Date
7544279Gel casting module and electrode module of an electrophoresis device
A gel casting module and an electrode module provided on a caster in an electrophoresis device having at least a recess provided for clinging thereto of a flat plate of a gel plate sandwich, a caster lid is provided on the lower side of the recess of the caster and ...
06/09/2009
7410560Device for storage and delivery of standards for gel electrophoresis
Gel plugs that can be stored in a sealed condition and delivered individually to an electrophoresis gel as standards for electrophoretic separations are retained in a cartridge that is cleanly breakable into individual sections, each section retaining a gel plug of ...
08/12/2008
7264703Gel trap for electrophoresis
An apparatus for electrophoresis having a first gel matrix, adapted for performing an electrophoretic process therein, in communication with a second gel matrix, both being accommodated within a suitable housing. The housing has a first opening adapted to permit ion...
09/04/2007
7189438Magnetic recording medium, method of producing magnetic recording medium and magnetic storage apparatus
A magnetic recording medium has a recording layer, disposed above a surface of a substrate and made of hard magnetic nano-particles. The hard magnetic nano-particles are made of an alloy having as a main component an element selected from a group consisting of FePt,...
03/13/2007
7128819Rapid 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
7074312Device for stacking multiple pre-cast horizontal gels
A device for vertically stacking multiple pre-cast gels for simultaneous electrophoresis is described. The device comprises a plate of non-electrically conductive material that separates adjacent gels within a vertical stack and facilitates contact between the ends ...
07/11/2006
6942775Vertical 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
6942774Electrophoresis 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
6911130Electrochemical sensor
An optical reagent format with a precise capillary channel is made by molding a format on a carrier of a precise predetermined thickness. The carrier includes an insert at least a portion of which is molded in the format. Once the format is made, the insert is detac...
06/28/2005
6905584Electrophoresis 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
6733648Electrophoresis chip
An electrophoresis chip is provided, which facilitates injection of a very small quantity of samples. A hydrophobic region 62, a thin and long hydrophilic region, electrodes 67a and 67b are formed on a surface of a substrate 61
05/11/2004
6682641Electrophoresis assembly and method of casting electrophoresis gels
The invention provides an electrophoresis cassette to cast electrophoresis gels and to separate and analyze molecular components by electrophoresis. The electrophoresis cassette comprises a top plate assembly, a spacer and a bottom plate. The top plate as...
01/27/2004
6632340Precast gel and tray combination for submerged gel electrophoresis
A precast slab gel for use in submerged ("submarine") horizontal electrophoresis is formed in a tray that includes a flat base and two raised walls on opposing sides of the base, the walls containing one or more tabs on their outer surfaces, the tabs mati...
10/14/2003
6582577Electrophoresis gel cassette
An electrophoresis cassette is made from two substrates separated by spacers, and a one-piece molded plastic edge adapter. The edge adapter provides the contoured edge to facilitate sample loading, and because it is made from molded plastic is easier to m...
06/24/2003
6488880Method of making a gradient gel with a movable dispensing tip
An apparatus and method for making a gradient gel. The present invention in one embodiment is a gel-making system that has a reservoir for holding a solution. The reservoir is connected to a movable arm through a tubing. The tubing has two ends: one end i...
12/03/2002
6485623Method 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
6413402Cassette for electrophoretic gels
An improved cassette for use in the formation of an electrophoretic gel comprises two plates with substantially planar walls having two sides and two ends so arranged in a side by side spaced apart array to form a gel receiving space between them. A plura...
07/02/2002
6379519Disposable thermoformed electrophoresis cassette
The present invention is concerned with a disposable electrophoresis cassette particularly suitable for pre-cast polyacrylamide gels for protein and nucleic acid electrophoresis. The invention also comprises a support plate for the said cassette that acts...
04/30/2002
6267579Apparatus for making a gradient gel
An apparatus and method for making a gradient gel. The present invention in one embodiment is a gel-making system that has a reservoir for holding a solution. The reservoir is connected to a movable arm through a tubing. The tubing has two ends: one end i...
07/31/2001
6267759Shaped scalpel
An electrosurgical tool includes a cutting loop, which can be an RF cutting loop, which is secured to a shaft which rotates about an axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tool....
07/31/2001
6187250Continuous gel casting method and apparatus
An apparatus and method which allows one skilled in the art to make either gradient or non-gradient slab gels continuously so that the produced gels are uniformly formed, polymerized and cut to a specific size as needed, in a mass-produced, assembly line ...
02/13/2001
6171463Electrophoresis 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
6162342Rapid 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
6136172Gel-forming insert for electrophoresis gels
Electrophoresis gels are formed using a gel-forming insert having a beveled edge which results in loading sites having a beveled bottom surface. The gel forming insert can have a continuous beveled edge across the entire width of the gel, in which case a ...
10/24/2000
6123821Automated system for two-dimensional electrophoresis
The present invention provides an integrated, fully automated, high-throughput system for two-dimensional electrophoresis comprised of gel-making machines, gel processing machines, gel compositions and geometries, gel handling systems, sample preparation ...
09/26/2000
6110344Gel-forming insert for electrophoresis gels
Electrophoresis gels are formed using a gel-forming insert having a beveled edge which results in loading sites having a beveled bottom surface. The gel forming insert can have a continuous beveled edge across the entire width of the gel, in which case a ...
08/29/2000
6017436Comb for forming sample wells, with enlarged loading areas, in electrophoresis gels
A gel for electrophoresis in a horizontal mode which contains at least one sample well with an enlarged loading area that is formed in an elevated gel segment. At least a front wall of the sample well consists of a substantially vertical part and a non-ve...
01/25/2000
6007689Apparatus for preparing gels for use in electrophoretic separations and similar applications
An apparatus for the rapid preparation of electrophoresis gels comprises: (a) a housing; (b) a support fixture removably disposed within the housing and adapted to receive a gel holder having an internal gel compartment, the support fixture being optional...
12/28/1999
5993628Electrophoresis 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
5993627Automated system for two-dimensional electrophoresis
The present invention provides an integrated, fully automated, high-throughput system for two-dimensional electrophoresis comprised of gel-making machines, gel processing machines, gel compositions and geometries, gel handling systems, sample preparation ...
11/30/1999
5938906Horizontal 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
5885431Microgels for use in medical diagnosis and methods of making and using same
An electrophoresis microgel is formed in a gel holder. The gel holder comprises a top substrate, a bottom substrate and a spacer disposed between the top substrate and the bottom substrate. The spacer establishes a separation of from 25 to 250 microns bet...
03/23/1999
5843295Gel electrophoresis well-forming and loading-guide comb
A well-forming and loading-guide comb for electrophoresis gels. The comb includes a comb body, to which well-forming teeth and a loading guide are attached in an opposing fashion. The comb can be used with the teeth pointing downward into the gel to form ...
12/01/1998
5800691Electrophoresis gels containing sample wells with enlarged loading area
A gel for electrophoresis in a horizontal mode which contains at least one sample well with an enlarged loading area that is formed in an elevated gel segment. At least a front wall of the sample well consists of a substantially vertical part and a non-ve...
09/01/1998
5766436Method, a process, a device and a kit for lane-by-lane format horizontal electrophoresis
A method of electrophoresis and providing electrophoresis support medium in lane-by-lane formation, each lane having a sample loading well and for electrophoresis gel lanes are transferred to electrophoresis tank lane by lane and used for electrophoresis....
06/16/1998
5759375Miniaturized disposable gels for DNA analysis
In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, there are provided methods, gels, and transferring devices for loading gels. The methods and devices of the present invention involve the use of ultra-thin, miniature, disposable, slab gels for th...
06/02/1998
5753095Plastic mold for electrophoresis gel
An improved plastic mold for the polymerization of electrophoresis gels. The improved electrophoresis gel mold comprises non-conductive plastic film. The film is supported by a rigid plastic frame. The frame maintains the integrity of the electrophoresis ...
05/19/1998
5656145Needle guide for loading samples into a vertical slab gel
The loading of samples into wells that are formed in a vertical slab gel is facilitated by a needle guide that provides expanded openings that taper toward the wells, the openings being separated by partitions that help the user distinguish between the we...
08/12/1997
5618399Comb elements rotating in position to place selected slit arrays in the gel of an electrophoresis agarose gel tray, particularly as also serve as spacers between stacked trays
A spacer-comb element including (i) a longitudinal central axis and (ii) three or more, preferably four, teeth arrays radially extending about the central axis and extending along a length thereof, serves to emplace arrayed slit apertures within flat shee...
04/08/1997
5618398Electrophoresis gels and gel holders having fiber spacers and method of making same
Gel holders for electrophoresis gels are made using clad fibers, particularly glass fibers as spacers between substrates. A plurality of fibers with an high-melting interior core and a low-melting external cladding are placed between a first planar substr...
04/08/1997
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