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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2009
Applicants:
Krishan L. Kalra, Danville, CA (US);
Wallace Chang, Danville, CA (US);
Ravishankar Melkote, Danville, CA (US);
Inventors:
Krishan L. Kalra, Danville, CA (US);
Wallace Chang, Danville, CA (US);
Ravishankar Melkote, Danville, CA (US);
Shazi Iqbal, Danville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Biogenex Laboratories Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/28 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/31 (2006.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/28 (2013.01); B01L 3/508 (2013.01); G01N 1/312 (2013.01); B01L 3/5085 (2013.01); B01L 7/52 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0689 (2013.01); B01L 2200/147 (2013.01); B01L 2300/022 (2013.01); B01L 2300/024 (2013.01); B01L 2300/041 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0822 (2013.01); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01); G01N 35/109 (2013.01); G01N 2001/317 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00752 (2013.01); Y10S 901/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment of a system for handling and processing chemical and/or biological samples, a MicroChamber comprises a substrate, a reservoir formed on the substrate for receiving a chemical and/or biological sample, and an encoder such as a barcode or other suitable device. The encoder encodes information describing at least one characteristic of the substrate and/or reservoir.