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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2011
Applicants:
Richard Chan, La Jolla, CA (US);
Winston Glenn Walker, Littleton, CO (US);
Rita M. Wong, San Diego, CA (US);
Jason IN, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Chan, La Jolla, CA (US);
Winston Glenn Walker, Littleton, CO (US);
Rita M. Wong, San Diego, CA (US);
Jason In, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
C.C. IMEX, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/447 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/44721 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention discloses apparatuses and methods for the visualization of fluorophores in biological systems such as electrophoresis gels and cell cultures. Preferred embodiments of the apparatuses consists of a tray or tank having one or more light sources disposed to direct light through an electrophoresis gel disposed within the vessel such that the luminescence from fluorophores in the gel are easily visualized.