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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2012
Jeffry M. Ceremony, Fairfield, CA (US);
Daniel Y. Chu, Hercules, CA (US);
Deepak K. Doshi, Hercules, CA (US);
Rhoel Rumbaoa, Fairfield, CA (US);
Dennis W. Loring, Martinez, CA (US);
Paul J. Patt, Blackhawk, CA (US);
Cliff Baldwin, Oakpoint, TX (US);
Jeffry M. Ceremony, Fairfield, CA (US);
Daniel Y. Chu, Hercules, CA (US);
Deepak K. Doshi, Hercules, CA (US);
Rhoel Rumbaoa, Fairfield, CA (US);
Dennis W. Loring, Martinez, CA (US);
Paul J. Patt, Blackhawk, CA (US);
Cliff Baldwin, Oakpoint, TX (US);
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Abstract
A thermal cycling instrument for PCR and other reactions performed on multiple samples with temperature changes between sequential stages in the reaction procedure is supplied with a thermal block to provide rapid changes and close control over the temperature in each sample vessel and a pressure plate incorporated into a motorized lid that detects anomalies in the reaction vessels or in their positioning over the thermal block, and automatically adjusts the plate position to achieve an even force distribution over the sample vessels.