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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2000
Applicants:
Avery Osgood, Bellingham, MA (US);
Mack J. Schermer, Belmont, MA (US);
Marc Silvagni, Beverly, MA (US);
Inventors:
Avery Osgood, Bellingham, MA (US);
Mack J. Schermer, Belmont, MA (US);
Marc Silvagni, Beverly, MA (US);
Assignee:
PerkinElmer LAS, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for washing and drying pins in a microarray spotting instrument. The apparatus includes an array of chambers, each for receiving one of the pins of the spotting instrument. To wash the pins, streams of wash fluid are directed at the pins. To dry the pins, a gas such as air is flowed over pin surfaces.