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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:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Victor Joseph, Fremont, CA (US);
Amjad Huda, Fremont, CA (US);
Alnoor Shivji, Fremont, CA (US);
Jie Zhou, Mason, OH (US);
Inventors:
Victor Joseph, Fremont, CA (US);
Amjad Huda, Fremont, CA (US);
Alnoor Shivji, Fremont, CA (US);
Jie Zhou, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
WaferGen, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01); G01N 21/03 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 21/76 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/0332 (2013.01); B01L 3/50851 (2013.01); B01L 3/50853 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6844 (2013.01); G01N 21/6452 (2013.01); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01); B01L 7/52 (2013.01); B01L 7/54 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0689 (2013.01); B01L 2300/044 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0636 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0654 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0819 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1822 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1827 (2013.01); G01N 21/6408 (2013.01); G01N 21/76 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6417 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6484 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0405 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides miniaturized instruments for conducting chemical reactions where control of the reaction temperature is desired or required. Specifically, this invention provides chips and optical systems for performing and monitoring temperature-dependent chemical reactions. The apparatus and methods embodied in the present invention are particularly useful for high-throughput and low-cost amplification of nucleic acids.