The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Ahmed Bouzid, Lincoln, NE (US);
Chris Lesiak, Lincoln, NE (US);
Daniel W. Konz, Lincoln, NE (US);
David L. Franzen, Lincoln, NE (US);
William Biggs, Lincoln, NE (US);
Jon P. Anderson, Lincoln, NE (US);
Ahmed Bouzid, Lincoln, NE (US);
Chris Lesiak, Lincoln, NE (US);
Daniel W. Konz, Lincoln, NE (US);
David L. Franzen, Lincoln, NE (US);
William Biggs, Lincoln, NE (US);
Jon P. Anderson, Lincoln, NE (US);
Li-Cor, Inc., Lincoln, NE (US);
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for accurately imaging chemiluminescence and other luminescence are disclosed. A compact, flat-bed scanner having a light-tight enclosure, one or more detector bars of linear charge-coupled device (CCD) or complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) imaging chips, and high working numerical aperture (NA) optics scans closely over a sample in one direction and then the opposite direction. Averages or other combinations of intensity readings for each pixel location (x, y) between the two or more passes are averaged together in order to compensate for luminescence that varies over time. On-chip pixel binning and multiple clock frequencies can be used to maximize the signal to noise ratio in a CCD-based scanner.