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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2005
John A. Favuzzi, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Kristopher S. Buchanan, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Michael T. Barber, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Loren L. Bland, Carpinteria, CA (US);
Dawn M. Rohrbacker, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Robert M. Clark, Loveland, CO (US);
Gordon A. Feingold, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Benno M. Guggenheimer, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Marc E. Key, Ojai, CA (US);
Merritt M. Martin, Jr., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Robert L. Lathrop, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffery L. Rau, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jonathan R. Sweda, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Douglas F. Sweet, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
John E. Van Bosch, Ventura, CA (US);
Lars Winther, Smoerum, DK;
Rosanne Welcher, Ventura, CA (US);
John A. Favuzzi, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Kristopher S. Buchanan, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Michael T. Barber, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Loren L. Bland, Carpinteria, CA (US);
Dawn M. Rohrbacker, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Robert M. Clark, Loveland, CO (US);
Gordon A. Feingold, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Benno M. Guggenheimer, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Marc E. Key, Ojai, CA (US);
Merritt M. Martin, Jr., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Robert L. Lathrop, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffery L. Rau, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jonathan R. Sweda, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Douglas F. Sweet, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
John E. Van Bosch, Ventura, CA (US);
Lars Winther, Smoerum, DK;
Rosanne Welcher, Ventura, CA (US);
DAKO Denmark A/S, , DK;
Abstract
The present invention concerns a method and apparatus for automatic processing a biological sample on a carrier, perhaps robotically, by applying predetermined amounts of reagents in a predetermined sequence according to a processing protocol, the processing including pre-treatment steps, under the control of an adaptive processing control system using a sample process parameter input that may be independent and an independent process parameter memory that does not interrupt process operation when being used, such that samples may be added or removed without interrupting the processing of other samples. Also included is an image capture function for sample and reagent identification and process monitoring, as well as temperature regulation and environmental control functions.