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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:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
H. Garrett Wada, Atherton, CA (US);
Steven A. Sundberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Caliper Technologies Corp., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/350 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/350 ;
Abstract
Methods for determining a function of cells, which comprises a suspension of cells flowing along a first fluid channel. The cells have a first detectable property associated therewith, and wherein the cells produce a second detectable property upon activation of the function of the cells, the first and second detectable properties being distinguishable from each other. Levels of the first and second detectable properties are measured. The level of the second detectable property is compared to the level of first detectable property to determine the relative function of the cells.