Self-contained biological assay apparatus, methods, and applications

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9102979
APP PUB NO 20150141291A1
SERIAL NO

14609697

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A self-contained, fully automated, biological assay-performing apparatus includes a housing; a dispensing platform including a controllably-movable reagent dispensing system, disposed in the housing; a reagent supply component disposed in the housing; a pneumatic manifold removably disposed in the housing in a space shared by the dispensing platform, removably coupled to a fluidic transport layer and a plurality of reservoirs, wherein the fluidic transport layer, the reservoirs, and a test sample to be introduced therein are disposed in the housing in the space separate from the dispensing platform; a pneumatic supply system removably coupled to the pneumatic manifold in the housing in a space separate from the dispensing platform; and a control system coupled to at least one of the dispensing platform and the pneumatic supply system, disposed in the housing.

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  • RHEONIX, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chen, Zongyuan Garnet Valley, US 9 131
Mouchka, Greg Brooktondale, US 6 41
Roswech, Todd Westbrook, US 41 195
Spizz, Gwendolyn Ithaca, US 12 85
Thomas, Benjamin Freeville, US 21 73
Yasmin, Rubina Ithaca, US 8 55
Young, Lincoln C Ithaca, US 47 505
Zhou, Peng Newtown, US 260 5721

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