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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. 29, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Svetlana Velkovska, San Jose, CA (US);
Kerwin Ng, San Francisco, CA (US);
Haim Kedar, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Affymax, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/10 ; G01N 3/508 ; G01N 1/18 ; B01L 3/02 ; B01L 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/10 ; G01N 3/508 ; G01N 1/18 ; B01L 3/02 ; B01L 3/00 ;
Abstract
A system for processing a plurality of solid supports comprises a tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen terminating at the distal end. A stop is positioned within the lumen at a location spaced about the distal end and is sized to permit fluids to pass through the lumen while preventing the passage of solid supports. A fluid transfer device is configured to transfer fluids through the lumen such that when a fluid containing one or more solid supports is aspirated into the lumen, a solid support may be drawn into the lumen to lodge against the stop.