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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2002
Applicants:
Francesco Cerrina, Madison, WI (US);
Wei Huang, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Francesco Cerrina, Madison, WI (US);
Wei Huang, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Nimblegen Systems Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/36 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01); C07H 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for constructing arrays of DNA sequences using the image of a micromirror array projected on a reaction site using a highly uniform beam of light produced by a homogenizer formed of a prismatic refractive element followed by a kaleidoscopic element.