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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Shuqi Chen, Brookline, MA (US);
Inventor:
Shuqi Chen, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Chen & Chen, LLC, Framingham, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for processing a biological sample includes a processing unit having at least one opening to receive a sample vessel and a plurality of processing stations positioned along the opening. The processing stations each have a compression member adapted to compress the sample vessel within the opening and thereby move a substance within the sample vessel among the processing stations. An energy transfer element can be coupled to one or more of the processing stations for transferring thermal energy to the content at a processing station.