Scanning apparatus and method useful for detection of chemical and biological analytes

US10858701B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OMNIOME, INC. · US

Inventors

• Dale Buermann · San Diego, US
• Michael John Erickstad · San Diego, US
• Rebecca McGinley · San Diego, US
• Alex Nemiroski · San Diego, US
• Harry Scott Rapoport · San Diego, US
• Arnold Oliphant · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 15, 2018
• Grant date: Dec 8, 2020
• Expiry date: Oct 16, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2021/6439
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An apparatus can include a vessel, a reference surface, a preload, a scan actuator, and a transmitter. The reference surface can form a structural loop with a detector. The preload can be configured to urge the vessel to contact an area on the reference surface. The scan actuator can be configured to slide the vessel along the reference surface in a scan dimension. The transmitter can be configured to direct signal from the vessel to a detector and/or direct energy from an energy source to the vessel, when the vessel is urged by the preload to contact the reference surface.