Method for measuring luminescence at a luminescence detection workstation

US8278114B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Applied Biosystems, LLC · US

Inventors

• Michael R. Gambini · Bolton, US
• Jeff Levi · Trumbull, US
• John Voyta · Sudbury, US
• John G. Atwood · Redding, US
• Bruce De Simas · Danville, US
• Edward Lakatos · Bethel, US
• Israel Metal · Great Neck, US
• George Sabak · Monroe, US
• Yongdong Wang · Zhejiang, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 2, 2010
• Grant date: Oct 2, 2012
• Expiry date: Mar 2, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T436/115831
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A luminescence detecting apparatus and method for analyzing luminescent samples is disclosed. A detecting apparatus may be configured so that light from luminescent samples pass through a collimator, a a first lens, a filter, and a camera lens, whereupon an image is created by the optics on the charge-coupled device (CCD) camera. The detecting apparatus may further include central processing control of all operations, multiple wavelength filter wheel, and/or a robot for handling of samples and reagents.