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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2004
Eric S. Nordman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Richard T. Reel, Hayward, CA (US);
John S. Shigeura, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Eric S. Nordman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Richard T. Reel, Hayward, CA (US);
John S. Shigeura, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Applied Biosystems Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting analytes in a sample is provided. The apparatus includes: one or more channels having a detection zone; one or more irradiation sources disposed for irradiating the detection zone with non-coherent radiation; a detector array disposed for collecting light signals emitted from markers in the detection zone excited by the radiation, the detector array having an output; and a system coupled to the detector array for effecting time delay integration of the charges on the detector array corresponding to the light signals by accumulating the charges before reading the charges at the output of the detector array. Other apparatus and methods for detecting analytes in a sample are also provided.