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Chemistry: Analytical And Immunological Testing > Including Sample Preparation Including Sample PreparationIncluding Sample Preparation patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.04/19/07 - 20070087449 - High mobility high efficiency organic films based on pure organic materials A method of purifying small molecule organic material, performed as a series of operations beginning with a first sample of the organic small molecule material. The first step is to purify the organic small molecule material by thermal gradient sublimation. The second step is to test the purity of at ... 03/22/07 - 20070065951 - Method for separating gaseous components from gaseous media and filter for performing the method In a method for separating gaseous components from a gaseous medium, a gaseous medium is passed through at least one filter. The gaseous component contained in the gaseous medium is retained by reacting the gaseous component with at least one indicator present in the at least one filter. The at ... 03/22/07 - 20070065950 - Cell observation chamber A biological cell observing chamber (30), wherein an intermediate support body (32) forming a skeleton outer shell structural part is mounted on a bottom support body (31) and a cover block body (33) is mounted on the bottom support body (31) on which the intermediate support body (32) is mounted ... 03/01/07 - 20070048877 - Method and device for preparing a biological sample for biological analyses The method and devices are for preparing a biological sample for biological analyses. The biological sample has at least one amino acid sequence from an organism. The amino acid sequence is a subject of degradation. The biological sample is physically prepared to enable altering a secondary structure of the amino ... 02/15/07 - 20070037292 - Method and apparatus for processing samples Disclosed is apparatus for treating samples, and a method of using the apparatus. The apparatus includes processing apparatus (a) for treating the samples (e.g. plasma etching apparatus), (b) for removing residual corrosive compounds formed by the sample treatment, (c) for wet-processing of the samples and (d) for dry-processing the samples. ... 02/08/07 - 20070031977 - Portable genomic analyzer An apparatus for identifying a target portion of a sample. In some embodiments, the sample can be substantially purified and/or amplified in a test chamber. In some embodiments, the sample can be provided in an amount so that amplification is not necessary. The apparatus generally comprises a test chamber having ... 02/01/07 - 20070026533 - Hydrodynamic focusing devices A micro-fluidic device containing a micro-fluidic inlet channel to convey a process flow, a plurality of micro-fluidic focusing channels to each convey one of a plurality of focusing flows, a focusing manifold coupled with the inlet channel at an inlet port thereof and with the plurality of focusing channels at ... 12/07/06 - 20060275918 - Immersion objective lens, retention mechanism for immersion medium, and manufacturing method There is provided a retention mechanism for an immersion medium, for use in a device which observes/measures a sample by use of an immersion objective lens, includes a member which retains the immersion medium near a tip portion of the objective lens, wherein the member is configured to include at ... 12/07/06 - 20060275917 - Method for staining and destaining gel, electrophoresis destaining device for gel, and kit for staining and destaining gel A method for staining and destaining a gel, including: a staining step of staining the gel using an acid aqueous solution that contains a dye and does not contain alcohol; and a destaining step of destaining the dye by electrophoresis by applying a voltage to the gel disposed in an ... 12/07/06 - 20060275916 - Sample collection method The present invention relates to methods for the collection of a sample from faecal material and, further, the detection of occult blood in or on the faecal material via the testing of the sample collected from the faecal material. The present invention also relates to collection methods comprising the use ... 12/07/06 - 20060275915 - Method and apparatus for mixing sample and reagent in a suspension fluid Discrete samples (13, 13a) are introducedinto a mixing chamber containing a carrier fluid (5), so that the samples (13, 13a) move from an inlet (4) to an outlet (7) of the mixing chamber. One or more reagents (12, 12a, 14, 14a) are also introduced into the mixing chamber, which move ... 11/30/06 - 20060270058 - Method for collecting, extracting and quantifying drugs from saliva samples and surfaces A method for determining the presence and quantity of drugs of abuse from a surface or saliva specimen. The method involves a process of collecting the sample, preparing the sample and analyzing the sample upon an automated chemistry analyzer utilizing particular wavelengths and reagents. ... 11/30/06 - 20060270057 - Sensor array using sail Provided is a sensor array and a method of forming the same. The sensor array includes an array of apertures etched into a 3D patterned resist layer to expose areas of one or more agents and/or reagents deposited on a substrate. The sensor is formed using a Self-Aligned Imprint Lithography ... 11/23/06 - 20060263901 - System for introducing standard gas into sample container A method for introducing standard gas into a sample vessel is generally disclosed comprising providing a vessel containing a sample gas and a receptacle with a vessel port, such as sampling needle, pressurizing the vessel with a carrier gas, and introducing a volume of standard gas into the flow path ... 10/12/06 - 20060228811 - Sample processing devices Methods and devices for thermal processing of multiple samples at the same time are disclosed. The sample processing devices provide process arrays that include conduits useful in distributing sample materials to a group pf process chambers located in fluid communication with the main conduits. The sample processing devices may include ... 10/12/06 - 20060228810 - Method for histoprocessing The invention relates to the processing of a biological sample for histological analysis. In particular, it relates to a rapid automated processing system that can be operated with continuous throughput and that eliminates the use of toxic solvents such as xylene. Provided is a method for processing a biological sample ... 09/21/06 - 20060211130 - Method for continuous mode processing of multiple reaction receptacles in a real-time amplification assay An automated analyzer for performing multiple diagnostic assays simultaneously includes multiple stations in which discrete aspects of the assay are performed on fluid samples contained in sample vessels. The analyzer includes stations for automatically preparing a sample, incubating the sample, preforming an analyte isolation procedure, ascertaining the presence of a ... 09/07/06 - 20060199274 - Atmosphere conditioning method, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method A method is provided of conditioning an atmosphere inside a chamber of an exposure apparatus in which an optical element is disposed for directing light to expose a substrate. The method includes the steps of supplying inert gas into the chamber and exhausting gas from the chamber. The supplying step ... 09/07/06 - 20060199273 - Method for arranging a polymer molecule The invention relates to a method for arranging a polymer molecule such as a biomolecule on a support, the method comprising the following steps: providing a substrate (3) having a surface (2); providing a surface layer (4) on said surface (2) of the substrate (3), said substrate (3) and said ... 08/24/06 - 20060189000 - Sample processing devices Methods and devices for thermal processing of multiple samples at the same time are disclosed. The sample processing devices provide process arrays that include conduits useful in distributing sample materials to a group pf process chambers located in fluid communication with the main conduits. The sample processing devices may include ... 07/27/06 - 20060166371 - System for establishing a sample cover on a substrate The invention provides a manually operated or automated clamping means to seal a solid support substrate to a solid support cover creating a uniform environmental chamber above a specimen mounted to the support substrate. The clamping means may consist of several components that may act ad a system to provide ... 07/06/06 - 20060148094 - Process for humidifying the useful space in an incubator and in a controlled atmosphere incubator For humidifying a work space in a gas-fed incubator, water in a heatable pan in the floor area of an inner container surrounding the work space is evaporated with temperature-controlled heating of the interior until a predetermined temperature is reached, whereby a dynamic equilibrium state between condensation and evaporation in ... 06/29/06 - 20060141635 - Method and apparatus for preprocessing sample according to form by hydride introduction method A sample preprocessing method converts a substance to be measured in a sample solution into a volatile hydride and introduces the substance into an analytical device. The method includes the following steps (A) to (D) to be performed inside a reaction apparatus connected as a series of processes: (A) a ... 06/22/06 - 20060134800 - Method and device for laminar flow on a sensing surface Methods and devices are provided for controlling a fluid flow over a sensing surface within a flow cell. The methods employ laminar flow techniques to position a fluid flow over one or more discrete sensing areas on the sensing surface of the flow cell. Such methods permit selective sensitization of ... 06/22/06 - 20060134799 - Thermally controlled fluidic self-assembly Methods and apparatuses are provided for assembling a structure on a support having a pattern of binding sites. In accordance with the method, a first fluid is provided on the surface of the support with the first fluid being of a type that that increases viscosity when cooled, the first ... 06/22/06 - 20060134798 - Organic, metallorganic and biological material obtained from rock The present invention concern s methods for obtaining from samples of rock of different natures, specifically chondrites, organic, metallorganic material or material of biological origin, and the materials themselves so obtained. In addition, the invention concerns their use in instrumentations exploiting their physical and physico-chemical properties, and fluorimetric methods to ... 05/18/06 - 20060105468 - Compositions and methods for preserving rna in biological samples The present invention concerns methods and compositions to prepare biological samples to preserve the macromolecules in the samples. Embodiments of the invention concern the use of a soak solution that contains one or more water-miscible solvents. A sample is incubated with the soak solution to the point of saturation at ... 05/11/06 - 20060099718 - System and method for extracting headspace vapor A system and method for extracting headspace vapor is generally disclosed comprising pressurizing a vessel containing headspace vapor with a carrier gas and subsequently venting the sample mixture through an adsorbent trap and out a vent. A flow controller is employed to gradually increase the flow therethrough as the pressure ... 04/27/06 - 20060088944 - Micro fluidic system for single molecule imaging Laminar flow of a carrier liquid and polymeric molecules through micro-channels is used to straighten the polymeric molecules and attach the straightened molecules to a wall of the micro-channel for subsequent treatment and analysis. Micro-channels can be manufactured using an elastic molding material. One micro-channel embodiment provides fluid flow using ... 04/20/06 - 20060084184 - Reagents for urine-based immunological assays The present invention provides compositions and methods for detecting analytes in urine. In particular, the present invention provides reagents for accurately detecting antigens in urine through the use of antibody-based assays. ... 04/20/06 - 20060084183 - Method for testing the interaction between at least one liquid sample and respective solid sample The invention relates to a method for testing the interaction between at least one liquid sample and a respective solid sample. The method comprises at least the steps of—providing adjacent first and second cavities, where said first and second cavities are in mutual communication via at least one passage, —placing ... 04/13/06 - 20060079002 - System and method for landing of ions on a gas/liquid interface A system for collecting gaseous ions from a mixture of molecules includes an ionizer, a separator, and a surface that is positioned in cooperative relationship with the separator. The ionizer converts at least a portion of the molecules into gas phase ions and the separator separates the ions. The ions ... 04/06/06 - 20060073608 - Analysis of metals in acidic solutions In one embodiment, a method of neutralizing the matrix of an acidic solution including at least one metal using a weak anion exchange resin is provided. The method includes the acts of: activating the weak anion exchange resin with a weakly acidic metal complexing reagent, the weakly acidic metal complexing ... 03/23/06 - 20060063271 - Method and apparatus for aligning microbeads in order to interrogate the same A method and apparatus are provided for aligning optical elements or microbeads 8, wherein each microbead has an elongated body with a code embedded therein along a longitudinal axis thereof to be read by a code reading device. The microbeads 8 are aligned with a positioning device (or cell) 500 ... 03/16/06 - 20060057737 - Multi-cap reservoir devices for controlled release or exposure of reservoir contents Reservoir-based devices are provided in which an individual reservoir has at least two openings with a support structure therebetween and closed by reservoir caps covering the openings to control release or exposure of reservoir contents. In one embodiment, the device is an implantable medical device and provides for the controlled ... 03/16/06 - 20060057736 - Methods and devices for fabricating chemical arrays The subject invention provides methods and devices for fabricating chemical arrays. Also provided are chemical arrays fabricated according to the subject methods, and methods of using chemical arrays produced according to the subject invention. ... 01/19/06 - 20060014298 - Method and kitset for sampling and storage of biological samplies The invention relates to a method and kitset for rapid collecting and storing of a plurality of biological samples for later identification of the individual sources of the samples. The preferred types of samples described are sources of DNA such as blood. The invention is particularly useful in the tracing ... 12/29/05 - 20050287679 - Calibration procedure for investigating biological systems Use of calibrant in extraction phase is described for quantification of components of interest in samples in laboratory application as well as in on-site monitoring. This approach is particularly useful for in-vivo investigation of living systems. ... 11/24/05 - 20050260765 - Automatic microbial air sampling system and method A method and system for automated remote microbial air sampling includes a sampling enclosure positioned outside an isolator. An infeed sample receiver passes sample containers into the enclosure. An atrium is located within the enclosure and exposes containers to a gas sample. A remote sampling device collects the gas sample ... 11/17/05 - 20050255607 - Scent identification apparatus and method A scent collection method comprising putting an item bearing a sample of a scent to be identified in an enclosure and heating the item is disclosed. A quantity of air is introduced into the enclosure. The air from the enclosure is withdrawn after the item has been heated. The withdrawn ... 11/10/05 - 20050250219 - Method for preparing a biological material for examination under a microscope, and corresponding arrangement comprising a biological material prepared using said method In order to separate a biological material (2), for example a section of tissue, for the preparation of an examination with a microscope, it is proposed that the biological material (2), which is present on an object carrier (1) is provided with a film (3) from a transparent preparation, mixture ... 10/27/05 - 20050239212 - High temperature incubation system and method for small volumes A system and method of incubating a liquid is provided. The system is well-suited for incubating small volumes of liquid at high temperatures. The liquid may be a reaction mixture comprising a glycoprotein. During the incubation process, oligosaccharides may be removed from the glycoprotein. ... 09/15/05 - 20050202571 - Method and apparatus for monitoring substances The methodology disclosed permits the testing of fluids, solids, powders and pastes through the measurements of effusivity. Effusivity is a measurement that combines thermal conductivity, density, and heat capacity. Blend uniformity, homogeneity, miscibility, concentration, voiding\delamination, and moisture content are exemplary of the applications to which the present methodology is applicable. ... 09/08/05 - 20050196873 - Laboratory tempering device for tempering at different temperatures In a method for jointly tempering reaction samples in at least two steps in assigned, specified temperature ranges, which are repeatedly carried out consecutively as sequences of steps, in a randomly selected first step, several first groups of samples, in each case containing at least one sample are brought to ... 09/08/05 - 20050196872 - Mechanical device for mixing a fluid sample with a treatment solution A device for preparing a fluid sample for use in a fluid analyte meter, including: (a) a first portion, comprising: a capillary channel dimensioned to receive a fluid sample therein, an internal nozzle in communication with the capillary channel, a mixing chamber in communication with both the capillary channel and ... 09/01/05 - 20050191758 - Soil test box A soil test apparatus (1) for testing products in subterranean soil installations. The apparatus includes a container (3) for receiving soil (15) and a product (13) to be buried therein for testing. The container includes a base (5), sides (4, 7) and a top opening adapted directly or indirectly to ... 08/25/05 - 20050186684 - Device and method for multiple analyte detection A method for making a test device is provided. The method can comprise providing (a) a substrate comprising a plurality of wells, wherein each well comprises at least one dimension no greater than 1 mm; (ii) a robotic dispensing system comprising at least one piezoelectric dispenser; and (iii) a liquid ... 08/25/05 - 20050186683 - Combinatorial strategies for polymer synthesis A method and device for forming large arrays of polymers on a substrate (401). According to a preferred aspect of the invention, the substrate is contacted by a channel block (407) having channels (409) therein. Selected reagents are delivered through the channels, the substrate is rotated by a rotating stage ... 08/18/05 - 20050181518 - Sample collection method An assay kit for testing faecal material, which comprises a sample collection device which is a brush or brush-like device having flexible or semi-flexible bristles, together with means for detection of an analyte in a sample derived from the faecal material. ... 08/04/05 - 20050170523 - Chemical sensor system A chemical sensing apparatus and method for the detection of sub parts-per-trillion concentrations of molecules in a sample by optimizing electron utilization in the formation of negative ions is provided. A variety of media may be sampled including air, seawater, dry sediment, or undersea sediment. An electrostatic mirror is used ... 07/28/05 - 20050164402 - Sample presentation device The present invention relates to sample presentation devices useful in performing analytical measurements. These devices have been configured to enable various aspects of liquid handling such as: retention, storage, transport, concentration, positioning, and transfer. Additionally, these devices can enhance the detection and characterization of analytes. The sample presentation devices of ... 07/28/05 - 20050164401 - Method for adjusting temperature of analyzing tool and analyzing device having function of adjusting temperature The present invention relates to a technique for causing the temperature of a liquid component retained in an analytical tool (1) to be adjusted to a target temperature, wherein the analytical tool (1) is used for analyzing the sample. According to the present invention, the temperature of the liquid component ... 06/30/05 - 20050142664 - System, method, and product for mixing fluids in a chamber In one embodiment a method of mixing fluid is described that comprises providing a vibration comprising a resonant frequency; sympathetically amplifying the vibration in response to the resonant frequency; and modulating the resonant frequency, to cause the amplified vibration to generate turbulent flow in a fluid that influences the likelihood ... 06/30/05 - 20050142663 - Methods for nucleic acid isolation and kits using a microfluidic device and concentration step The present invention provides methods and kits for isolating nucleic acid from a sample, preferably from a biological sample, using a microfluidic device and a concentration step. ... 06/02/05 - 20050118725 - Automated immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization assay formulations The present invention provides reagents for use in an automated environment for cell conditioning of biological samples wherein the cells or tissues are predisposed for access by reagent molecules for histochemical and cytochemical staining procedures. The reagents comprise components optimized to faciliate molecular access to cells and cell constituents within ... ### FreshPatents.com Support - Terms & Conditions |