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Multimode reader

US7113285B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateDec 9, 2003
Grant dateSep 26, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 7, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2021/6471
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for analyzing a plurality of samples in sample sites on a substrate, the apparatus having an array of spaced apart light sources coupled to a moveable support so that one or more of the light sources can be selectively used; a frame for supporting the substrate; a detector configured to detect light; an optical relay configured to transmit light from at least one of the plurality of light sources to a sample site and from the sample site to the detector; and a support structure for supporting the frame, the detector and the optical relay.

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