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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2005
Mark F. Oldham, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Richard D. Morris, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jerome A. Mack, San Mateo, CA (US);
Mark F. Oldham, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Richard D. Morris, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jerome A. Mack, San Mateo, CA (US);
Applera Corporation, Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for associating information with a carrier and/or at least one biological reagent is provided. The apparatus can include a carrier adapted to retain at least one biological reagent and at least one non-silicon Radio Frequency Identification Tag (RFID). The RFID tag can comprise information in the form of an information pointer that can be resolved by an information pointer resolution device. The information pointer and/or resolution device can be used to access a remote system. The carrier can be configured, for example, as a microfluidic processing device or a multi-well plate. Methods and systems using the apparatus are also provided.