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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2001
Joseph H. Jackson, Iii, El Granada, CA (US);
Dean G. Hafeman, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Todd E. French, Mountain View, CA (US);
Joseph H. Jackson, III, El Granada, CA (US);
Dean G. Hafeman, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Todd E. French, Mountain View, CA (US);
Molecular Devices Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for optical illumination and/or detection with improved flexibility and/or read speed. The apparatus and methods may include mechanisms for selecting and switching between multiple excitation wavelengths and/or simultaneously reading from a plurality of sample sites. The apparatus and methods may be used with microplates, PCR plates, cell culture plates, biochips, chromatography plates, microscope slides, and other substrates for high-throughput screening, genomics, SNPs analysis, pharmaceutical research and development, life sciences research, and other applications.