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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:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1998
Douglas N Modlin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Glenn R Edwards, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael T Taylor, Newark, CA (US);
Samuel A Marquiss, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Amer El-Hage, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Craig S Barker, San Carlos, CA (US);
Lorne B Bechtel, Los Altos, CA (US);
Rick V Stellmacher, San Jose, CA (US);
Philip A Granieri, Jr, Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert M Lembi, Sr, San Jose, CA (US);
LJL BioSystems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A high-throughput light detection instrument and method are described. In some embodiments, switch mechanisms and optical relay structures permit different light sources and/or detectors to be selected for different applications. In other embodiments, switch mechanisms and optical paths permit top/bottom illumination and/or top/bottom detection, or combinations thereof.