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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2003
Applicants:
Donald M. Besemer, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Virginia W. Goss, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
James L. Winkler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Donald M. Besemer, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Virginia W. Goss, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
James L. Winkler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Affymetrix, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 9/01 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01); B01F 11/00 (2006.01); B01F 15/02 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bodyhaving a cavityfor mounting a substratefabricated with probe sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, is provided. The cavity includes inletsandfor introducing selected fluids into the cavity to contact the probes. Accordingly, a commercially feasible device for use in high throughput assay systems is provided.