| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7019267 |
Sample tray heater module |
March 28, 2006 |
| A heater module is described that includes a heat distribution plate including a bottom portion having first and second sides and a plurality of projections extending away from one of the sides. A heat source is provided for heating the heat distribution plate, and, optionally, a hea |
| 6906292 |
Sample tray heater module |
June 14, 2005 |
| A heater module is described that includes a heat distribution plate including a bottom portion having first and second sides and a plurality of projections extending away from one of the sides. A heat source is provided for heating the heat distribution plate, and, optionally, a hea |
| 6805842 |
Repuncturable self-sealing sample container with internal collapsible bag |
October 19, 2004 |
| A sample container for minimizing evaporation of a contained volume of sample includes a container housing, a repuncturable self-sealing membrane, and a collapsible sample bag. The container housing includes an open end and a hollow interior region. The repuncturable self-sealing mem |
| 6783732 |
Apparatus and method for avoiding cross-contamination due to pendent drops of fluid hanging from |
August 31, 2004 |
| The present invention provides multi-well plates and column arrays in which samples (e.g., cell lysates containing nucleic acids of interest, such as RNA) can be analyzed and/or processed. In one embodiment, the microfiltration arrangement is a multilayer structure, including (i) a c |
| 6506343 |
Multi-well microfiltration apparatus and method for avoiding cross-contamination |
January 14, 2003 |
| The present invention provides multi-well plates and column arrays in which samples (e.g., cell lysates containing nucleic acids of interest, such as RNA) can be analyzed and/or processed. In one embodiment, the microfiltration arrangement is a multilayer structure, including (i) a c |
| 6461808 |
Pipette-loaded bioassay assembly for detecting molecular or cellular events |
October 8, 2002 |
| A pipette-loaded bioassay includes a measurement probe and a pipette tip. The measurement probe includes a probe head configured to launch an incident test signal and a connecting end configured to receive the incident test signal from a signal source. The pipette tip includes a samp |
| 6451261 |
Multi-well microfiltration apparatus |
September 17, 2002 |
| The present invention provides multi-well plates and column arrays in which samples (e.g., cell lysates containing nucleic acids of interest, such as RNA) can be analyzed and/or processed. In one embodiment, the microfiltration arrangement is a multilayer structure, including (i) a c |
| 6419827 |
Purification apparatus and method |
July 16, 2002 |
| The invention includes a filtration apparatus for processing a plurality of fluid samples into sample wells is provided. In one embodiment, the filtration apparatus includes a purification tray and a sample well tray with a plurality of sample wells. The purification tray includes a filt |
| 6338802 |
Multi-well microfiltration apparatus |
January 15, 2002 |
| The present invention provides multi-well plates and column arrays in which samples (e.g., cell lysates containing nucleic acids of interest, such as RNA) can be analyzed and/or processed. In one embodiment, the microfiltration arrangement is a multilayer structure, including (i) a c |
| 6159368 |
Multi-well microfiltration apparatus |
December 12, 2000 |
| The present invention provides multi-well plates and column arrays in which samples (e.g., cell lysates containing nucleic acids of interest, such as RNA) can be analyzed and/or processed. In one embodiment, the microfiltration arrangement is a multilayer structure, including (i) a c |
| 6015674 |
Apparatus and method for detecting nucleic acid amplification products |
January 18, 2000 |
| An apparatus is provided which includes a sample holder for holding a reaction chamber which includes an optical interface, a fiber optic cable for delivering an excitation beam to a sample housed within the reaction chamber and for receiving light emitted by the sample, and a lens c |
| 5928907 |
System for real time detection of nucleic acid amplification products |
July 27, 1999 |
| A system is provided for carrying out real time fluorescence-based measurements of nucleic acid amplification products. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, an excitation beam is focused into a reaction mixture through a surface, the reaction mixture containing (i) a first flu |
