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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 16, 2012
Applicants:

Chung-yan Koh, Dublin, CA (US);

Ulrich Y. Schaff, Livermore, CA (US);

Gregory J. Sommer, Livermore, CA (US);

Inventors:

Chung-Yan Koh, Dublin, CA (US);

Ulrich Y. Schaff, Livermore, CA (US);

Gregory J. Sommer, Livermore, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/04 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/5027 (2013.01); G01N 15/04 (2013.01); B01L 3/502753 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0668 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0673 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0409 (2013.01); G01N 33/54313 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention are directed toward devices, systems, and method for conducting nucleic acid purification and quantification using sedimentation. In one example, a method includes generating complexes which bind to a plurality of beads in a fluid sample, individual ones of the complexes comprising a nucleic acid molecule such as DNA or RNA and a labeling agent. The plurality of beads including the complexes may be transported through a density media, wherein the density media has a density lower than a density of the beads and higher than a density of the fluid sample, and wherein the transporting occurs, at least in part, by sedimentation. Signal may be detected from the labeling agents of the complexes.


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