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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:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Jason Bedre, Georgetown, TX (US);
Don Chandler, Austin, TX (US);
Ben Mize, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Luminex Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/76 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/54313 (2013.01);
Abstract
Macroporous beads and a method of manufacturing and using such macroporous beads. wherein the beads are distinguishable for use in a multiplex assay. Preferably, the beads are distinguishable by two or more unique fluorochromes, and at least some of the beads are magnetically responsive. In a preferred form, some of the macroporous beads have interior pores with a different moiety from the exterior surface, allowing beads with different attached functional groups.