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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. 18, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masato Mitsuhashi, Irvine, CA (US);
Charles Y. Chu, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 1/500 ; C10K 1/08 ; C12Q 1/68 ; C12P 1/934 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 1/500 ; C10K 1/08 ; C12Q 1/68 ; C12P 1/934 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for temperature control of biological/chemical samples employing liquid metal is described. A gallium-indium alloy may be used to provide excellent temperature control. Methods of using liquid metal to provide temperature control for biological/chemical samples are also described. A preferred use for the described liquid metal-heating apparatus is to provide precise temperature control for polymerase chain reaction (PCR).