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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marilyn J Stapleton, Durham, NC (US);
Warren R Jewett, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Gene Tec Corporation, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12M / ; C12M / ; F28F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-3 ; 435287 ; 435290 ; 435316 ; 435809 ; 165 61 ; 165 86 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for performing automated sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which apparatus has heat-sinking, flat carriers for holding specimens and reagents, devices for heating and cooling and maintaining the specimen to or at any given temperature for any given time periods, and a computer to generate signals that control said temperatures and times.