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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. 30, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2017
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kurt J. Halverson, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Raymond J. Kenney, Woodbury, MN (US);
Olester Benson, Jr., Woodbury, MN (US);
Raymond P. Johnston, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Guoping Mao, Woodbury, MN (US);
Patrick R. Fleming, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
George Van Dyke Tiers, St. Paul, MN (US);
Naiyong Jing, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 21/75 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B29C 59/04 (2006.01); G01N 21/03 (2006.01); G01N 21/25 (2006.01); G01N 21/31 (2006.01); G01N 21/55 (2014.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01); B29C 59/08 (2006.01); B29C 59/10 (2006.01); B29C 59/14 (2006.01); B29C 59/16 (2006.01); B29C 59/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/75 (2013.01); B01L 3/50853 (2013.01); B29C 59/046 (2013.01); G01N 21/03 (2013.01); G01N 21/253 (2013.01); G01N 21/31 (2013.01); G01N 21/55 (2013.01); G01N 21/6428 (2013.01); G01N 21/6452 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0689 (2013.01); B01L 2200/12 (2013.01); B01L 2300/044 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0654 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0819 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0822 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0851 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0887 (2013.01); B29C 35/0888 (2013.01); B29C 59/08 (2013.01); B29C 59/10 (2013.01); B29C 59/14 (2013.01); B29C 59/16 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0827 (2013.01); B29C 2059/023 (2013.01); G01N 2021/0346 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0446 (2013.01); G01N 2201/064 (2013.01); G01N 2201/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure provides microstructured articles and methods useful for detecting an analyte in a sample. The articles include microwell arrays. The articles can be used with an optical system component in methods to detect or characterize an analyte.