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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:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joeben Bevirt, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Gabriel Brinton, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Eric Lachenmeier, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; B01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 422 99 ;
Abstract
The invention is a method for improving material transfer manipulations in an automated format. The method entails deforming the work surface of a plate to flatten or elongate the work surface prior to or simultaneously to material transfer.