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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:
Oct. 27, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark A Nickerson, Landenberg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73 2341 ; 435-6 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for sample screening and sample preparation within a vessel sealed with a cap, the vessel having at least a portion of the inside surface coated with a stationary phase having an affinity for analytes of interest. A sample possibly containing such analytes is introduced into the vessel whereby the analytes of interest migrate out of the sample and into the stationary phase for detection by a screening device and for desorption.