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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2008
Philip H. Harding, Corvallis, OR (US);
Christopher C. Beatty, Albany, OR (US);
Kenneth J. Ward, Corvallis, OR (US);
Philip H. Harding, Corvallis, OR (US);
Christopher C. Beatty, Albany, OR (US);
Kenneth J. Ward, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An automated assay system includes a platform and a rotatable coupon removably positioned within or on the platform. The rotatable coupon includes a plurality of discrete tracks, each of the plurality of discrete tracks configured to contain microfluidic volumes. At least one magnet is operatively disposed on the platform, the rotatable coupon, or combinations thereof, and the at least one magnet is configured to generate a magnetic field at a predetermined area of the rotatable coupon. A motor is operatively connected to the rotatable coupon.