公开(公告)号：US20150070483A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-12

申请号：US14477253

申请日：2014-09-04

Applicant: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., LSG-LSD Division

Inventor： Evan Thrush ,  Evelio Perez ,  Steve Swihart

IPC: G02B21/36 ,  G02B21/00 ,  G02B21/04

CPC classification number: G02B21/361 ,  G01N21/00 ,  G01N21/76 ,  G02B17/023 ,  G02B21/0008 ,  G03B15/00 ,  G03B17/17

Abstract: An imaging assembly for the viewing, imaging, and analysis of biological, chemical, and/or biochemical samples in gels or other substrates, in which an adjustable camera and lens module, a reflex mirror, and a focal plane mirror, are configured to bend or fold an optical path in order to image a target region, and where the optical path can be reflected along non-orthogonal angles. The imaging assembly is configured to reduce the overall size of the imaging apparatus due to the angles at which the mirrors and camera and lens assembly are positioned relative to each other, which allows for the imaging of relatively larger samples in the target region.

Abstract translation: 用于观察，成像和分析凝胶或其它基底中的生物，化学和/或生化样品的成像组件，其中可调节的相机和透镜模块，反射镜和焦平面镜配置成弯曲 或折叠光路以便对目标区域进行成像，并且其中可以沿非正交角度反射光路。 成像组件被配置为由于反射镜和相机和透镜组件相对于彼此定位的角度而减小成像装置的总体尺寸，这允许在目标区域中对相对较大的样本进行成像。

公开(公告)号：US20140106989A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-17

申请号：US14056162

申请日：2013-10-17

Applicant: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., LSG - LSD Division

Inventor： John Barich ,  Renee Lemaire-Adkins ,  David Neaz ,  Ariel Notcovich ,  Paul Patt ,  Ryan Short ,  Steven Swihart ,  Evan Thrush

IPC: G01N21/63

Abstract: Analyte arrays such as solutes in a slab-shaped gel following electrophoresis, and particularly arrays that are in excess of 3 cm square and up to 25 cm square and higher, are imaged at distances of 5 cm or less by either forming sub-images of the entire array and stitching together the sub-images by computer-based stitching technology, or by using an array of thin-film photoresponsive elements that is coextensive with the analyte array to form a single image of the array.

Abstract translation: 分析物阵列如电泳后的板状凝胶中的溶质，特别是超过3cm见方和高达25cm见方的高达25cm见方的阵列，通过以下方式成像5cm或更小的距离： 整个阵列并通过基于计算机的缝合技术将子图像拼接在一起，或者通过使用与分析物阵列共同延伸以形成阵列的单个图像的薄膜光响应元件阵列来拼接子图像。