Optics: measuring and testing – Sample – specimen – or standard holder or support – Fluid containers
Reexamination Certificate
2009-09-22
2011-10-11
Punnoose, Roy M (Department: 2886)
Optics: measuring and testing
Sample, specimen, or standard holder or support
Fluid containers
Reexamination Certificate
active
08035811
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is a microplate comprising a plurality of wells and methods and systems comprising such microplates, wherein an individual well comprises an opaque or non-transparent surface at or near the bottom of the well. The microplates herein can provide improved visualization of the process of filling a well with a liquid reagent. The microplates can be configured to perform chemical analysis, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or nucleic acid detection.
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Fawcett Adrian
Silbergleit Arkadiy
Simmons Kevin Daley
Swartz Michael Andrew
Helixis, Inc.
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Punnoose Roy M
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