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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2002
N. Leigh Anderson, Washington, DC (US);
Jack Goodman, Lusby, MD (US);
L. Eric Wallgren, Bethesda, MD (US);
N. Leigh Anderson, Washington, DC (US);
Jack Goodman, Lusby, MD (US);
L. Eric Wallgren, Bethesda, MD (US);
Large Scale Proteomics Corporation, Vacaville, CA (US);
Abstract
An automated, computer controlled assembly is provided for continuously processing a large number of electrophoresis gels. The assembly includes a loading assembly for loading a gel onto a carrier, a gel staining assembly and a scanning and cutting assembly. The staining assembly and the scanning and cutting assembly each include a robotic arm that is able to capture a gel and transfer the gel to selected work stations and can transfer the gel between the respective robotic arms.