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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2007
Applicants:
John W. Hartzell, Camas, WA (US);
Pooran Chandra Joshi, Vancouver, WA (US);
Paul J. Schuele, Washougal, WA (US);
Inventors:
John W. Hartzell, Camas, WA (US);
Pooran Chandra Joshi, Vancouver, WA (US);
Paul J. Schuele, Washougal, WA (US);
Assignee:
Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc., Camas, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of producing a precursor, active-matrix, fluid-assay micro-structure including the steps of (1) utilizing low-temperature TFT and Si technology, establishing preferably on a glass or plastic substrate a matrix array of non-functionalized pixels, and (2) preparing at least one of these pixels for individual, digitally-addressed (a) functionalization, and (b) reading out, ultimately, of completed assay results.