Fotodyne Incorporated

Jeffrey B Smoot

Richard K Vitek

Thomas E Prieto

William R Gette

An apparatus for electrophoretically separating, visualizing and photographing DNA fragments in agarose gels, the apparatus including an electrophoresis chamber havng a platform and an electrode located on each side of the platform, a transilluminator having a UV light source, a frame defining a viewing opening over said light source, and a UV filtering cover for enclosing said viewing opening, a tray having movable gates for defining an enclosure for the agarose gel in one position and for locating the tray on the platform in the chamber in the other position, and a camera assembly adapted to be mounted on the frame in the transilluminator for providing 1:1 magnification photographs of the DNA fragment migration patterns.

Foto/phoresis apparatus

A photographic documentation apparatus for obtaining high resolution and continuous tone photographs of a TV monitor or CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) image, the apparatus including a main housing adapted to be mounted on the monitor to prevent movement and assure sharp photographs, a cover for opening the housing to view the monitor, and multiple camera carriages adapted to be mounted on the main housing, each carriage being designed to hold a different camera, and including a guide or indicia indicating the exact setting of each carriage in the main housing.

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Sussex, WI, United States of America

Jeffrey B Smoot