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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:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald Seubert, Issaquah, WA (US);
Maynard V Olson, Seattle, WA (US);
Deirdre Meldrum, Seattle, WA (US);
Blake Hannaford, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter Wiktor, Seattle, WA (US);
Neal A Friedman, Seattle, WA (US);
Donald B Snow, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Ray Kraft, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignees:
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
GeneTools, Inc., Issaquah, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422100 ; 7386411 ; 7386414 ; 7386422 ; 7386425 ; 422 82 ; 422 99 ; 4352871 ; 4352872 ; 4352891 ; 4353031 ;
Abstract
A high precision, small volume fluid processing system employs open ended capillary tubes to meter, aliquot and mix small volumes of sample fluid and reagents. The system has an automatic mechanism for moving the capillary tubes as well as automated sub-systems for incubating and mixing fluids within the capillary tubes.