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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2001
Michael Greenstein, Los Altos, CA (US);
Frederick Stawitcke, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vladimir Drbal, Belmont, CA (US);
Ganapati R. Mauze, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rick Pittaro, San Carlos, CA (US);
Richard Pering, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ed Verdonk, San Jose, CA (US);
Don Alden, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Frank Ingle, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Klaus Stefan Drese, Mainz, DE;
Hans-joachim Hartmann, Wiesbaden, DE;
Olaf Soerensen, Mainz, DE;
Michael Greenstein, Los Altos, CA (US);
Frederick Stawitcke, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vladimir Drbal, Belmont, CA (US);
Ganapati R. Mauze, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rick Pittaro, San Carlos, CA (US);
Richard Pering, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ed Verdonk, San Jose, CA (US);
Don Alden, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Frank Ingle, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Klaus Stefan Drese, Mainz, DE;
Hans-Joachim Hartmann, Wiesbaden, DE;
Olaf Soerensen, Mainz, DE;
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and miniature analytical device with thermal regulation of reactant using a localized heat source capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation, such as light emitting diodes ('LED's) and vertical cavity surface emitting lasers ('VCSEL's), generating internal heat, such as resistive, inductive and Peltier heaters, or external heating. The miniature analytical device comprises of array of temperature-controlled zones to restrict the volume heated and localize the heating by having the localized heat source comprise an array of emitters or heaters.