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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Isabel Feuerstein, Innsbruck, AT;
Günther Bonn, Zirl, AT;
Douglas T. Gjerde, Saratoga, CA (US);
Christian Huck, Innsbruck, AT;
Guenther Stecher, Götzens, AT;
Inventors:
Isabel Feuerstein, Innsbruck, AT;
Günther Bonn, Zirl, AT;
Douglas T. Gjerde, Saratoga, CA (US);
Christian Huck, Innsbruck, AT;
Guenther Stecher, Götzens, AT;
Assignee:
PhyNexus, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides methods and apparatus for automated sample preparation for MALDI-TOF MS using columns in combination with a liquid handling system. The samples are typically biological such as serum or urine. The columns typically include a bed of media positioned within a modified pipette tip. In some embodiments, the invention provides methods for storing the prepared samples.