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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. 10, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward H. Thorne, IV, Milford, MA (US);
George Grubner, Needham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/22 ; B01L 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/22 ; B01L 3/00 ;
Abstract
A system for holding a slide. The system includes a housing having a side wall and a top. The top includes a recess surrounded by an outer rim. The system also includes an inlet port in communication with the recess and an elevating mechanism capable of receiving the slide and for raising the slide toward the top of the housing to engage the slide with the outer rim to form an analytical cavity. Together these elements form an analytical cavity in which the assay may be performed.