Continuous polymer synthesizer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8731721
APP PUB NO 20110136696A1
SERIAL NO

13029071

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Described is a system and method for synthesizing polymeric molecules such as oligonucleotides and polypeptides. The system is capable of continuously synthesizing molecules by providing an array of reaction sites and an array of stations for carrying out synthetic manipulations. The reaction sites in the former array can be placed in a fixed order and at fixed intervals relative to each other. Similarly, the stations can be placed in a fixed order and at fixed intervals relative to each other. The two arrays can be moved relative to each other such that the stations carry out desired steps of a reaction scheme at each reaction site. The relative locations of the stations and the schedule for the relative movement can correlate with the order and duration of reaction steps in the reaction scheme such that once a reaction site has completed a cycle of interacting with the full array of stations then the reaction scheme is complete.

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  • ILLUMINA, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burgett, Steve R San Diego, US 4 52
Ellman, Brett M Cardiff, US 6 96
Fambro, Steven P Carlsbad, US 5 66
Heiner, David L San Diego, US 27 840
Jones, Aaron C San Diego, US 23 176
Lebl, Michal San Diego, US 49 1162
Nibbe, Mark J San Diego, US 16 333

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