Systems and methods for detection of labeled materials

Patent 6597000 Issued on July 22, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date:

July 8, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Stern, David

Application

No. 191420 filed on 07/08/2002

US Classes:

250/458.1, LUMINOPHOR IRRADIATION250/461.2Biological cell identification

Examiners

Primary: Gagliardi, Albert

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Zitkovsky; Ivan, Sherr; Alan, McGarrigle; Philip

Foreign Patent References

194 132 EP. 09/13/1986
271 974 EP. 06/13/1988
304 202 EP. 02/13/1989
3-6444 JP. 01/13/1991
WO 84/01031 WO. 03/13/1984
WO 90/15070 WO. 12/13/1990
WO 92/10092 WO. 06/13/1992
WO 93/02992 WO. 02/13/1993
WO 93/09668 WO. 05/13/1993
WO 95/11995 WO. 05/13/1995

International Classes

G01N 021/64
G01J 003/30

Abstract

Labeled targets on a support synthesized with polymer sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, can be detected by exposing marked regions of sample to radiation from a source and detecting the emission therefrom, and repeating the steps of exposition and detection until the sample is completely examined.

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