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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Life Technologies Corporation, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Updyke, Temecula, CA (US);
Paul Predki, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Evangeline Gonzalez, Poway, CA (US);
Randall Lowe, Oakland, CA (US);
Tad Simons, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/447 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/44721 (2013.01); G01N 27/44778 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present teachings provide methods, devices, systems, and materials for performing electrophoresis in an automated fashion. The electrophoresis system may simultaneously image gel during an electrophoresis run. In some embodiments, the electrophoresis system may analyze an imaged gel during or after electrophoresis. The device may comprise a gel processing system, a gel illumination system, an image capture system, and an image analysis all housed within a housing.