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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2003
Todd A. Weinfield, Redwood City, CA (US);
Gary Lim, San Francisco, CA (US);
Donald R. Sandell, San Jose, CA (US);
Kevin S. Bodner, Belmont, CA (US);
Mark Borodkin, San Mateo, CA (US);
Mark Oldham, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Jon Hoshizaki, Cupertino, CA (US);
Todd A. Weinfield, Redwood City, CA (US);
Gary Lim, San Francisco, CA (US);
Donald R. Sandell, San Jose, CA (US);
Kevin S. Bodner, Belmont, CA (US);
Mark Borodkin, San Mateo, CA (US);
Mark Oldham, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Jon Hoshizaki, Cupertino, CA (US);
Applera Corporation, Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
A heater module is described that includes a heat distribution plate including a bottom portion having first and second sides and a plurality of projections extending away from one of the sides. A heat source is provided for heating the heat distribution plate, and, optionally, a heating tray can be used to receive the heat source and heat distribution plate. The heater module is adapted to engage a sample purification tray having a plurality of purification and/or discharge columns which can extend through openings in the heater module and direct a sample into a sample receiving tray. Methods of heating samples using the heater module are also described.