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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000

Filed:

May. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:

Michael W Pantoliano, Avondale, PA (US);

Roger F Bone, Bridgewater, NJ (US);

Alexander W Rhind, Libertyville, IL (US);

Francis R Salemme, Yardley, PA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422 67 ; 422 8208 ; 436 86 ; 436172 ; 2504581 ;
Abstract

The present invention provides an assay apparatus for that includes a temperature adjusting device for simultaneously heating a plurality of samples, and a receiving device for receiving spectral emission from the samples while the samples are being heated. In further aspects of the invention, the receiving device can be configured to receive fluorescent emission, ultraviolet light, and visible light. The receiving device can be configured to receive spectral emission from the samples in a variety of ways, e.g., one sample at a time, simultaneously from more than one sample, or simultaneously from all of the samples. The temperature adjusting device can be configured with a temperature controller for changing temperature in accordance with a pre-determined profile.


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