Automated laboratory for high-throughput biological assays and RNA interference
    1.
    发明授权
    Automated laboratory for high-throughput biological assays and RNA interference 有权
    用于高通量生物测定和RNA干扰的自动化实验室

    公开(公告)号:US07270784B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-18

    申请号:US10837218

    申请日:2004-04-30

    IPC分类号: G01N21/00 G05B15/00

    CPC分类号: G01N35/1074 G01N35/028

    摘要: The invention is an automated multiple-purpose, integrated laboratory system comprising interchangeable modular elements for the construction and measurement of biological assays. The functions of the modular elements may include multiwell platform handling, chemical reagent or cell management, volumetric transfer of liquids for assay construction or for recovery of reaction products for analysis, incubation under controlled environmental conditions, measurement of spectrometric signals originating from the assays, processing and analysis of the resulting spectrometric data, and other functions. The modular elements are arranged around a number of robotic elements that deliver plates to different modular elements, transfer plates to groups of modules served by a different robotic element, or other actions necessary in plate handling. Liquid transfer to and from multiwell platforms, necessary for assay construction or for the initiation of physiological events in cells, is partitioned among different modules specialized for transferring nanoliter or smaller volume quantities of chemical concentrates, or microliter quantities of assay reagents, cells, media and other assay constituents. Applications of this invention include the quantitation and analysis of the expression of multiple genes in cells, measurement of multi-gene expression kinetics, analysis of activation or suppression of multiple signal transduction pathways, screening chemical compounds for modulatory effects on multi-gene expression or on signal transduction pathways or on other biochemical networks of cells, or other analytical biological or biochemical assays.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是一种自动多功能综合实验室系统,包括用于构建和测量生物测定的可互换模块化元件。 模块化元件的功能可以包括多井平台处理,化学试剂或细胞管理,用于测定构建的液体的体积转移或用于回收用于分析的反应产物,在受控环境条件下孵育,来自测定的光谱信号的测量,处理 并对所得光谱数据进行分析等功能。 模块化元件围绕若干机器人元件布置,其将板递送到不同的模块元件,将板传递到由不同的机器人元件服务的模块组或板处理中所需的其他动作。 液体转移至多孔平台,用于测定结构或细胞中生理事件发生所必需的多孔平台,在专门用于转移纳升或更小体积量的化学浓缩物或微量的测定试剂,细胞,培养基和 其他检测成分。 本发明的应用包括细胞中多个基因的表达的定量和分析,多基因表达动力学的测定,多重信号转导途径的激活或抑制分析,筛选化合物对多基因表达的调节作用或 信号转导途径或细胞的其他生物化学网络或其他分析生物或生物化学测定。

    Automated laboratory for high-throughput biological assays and RNA interference
    2.
    发明申请
    Automated laboratory for high-throughput biological assays and RNA interference 有权
    用于高通量生物测定和RNA干扰的自动化实验室

    公开(公告)号:US20050054083A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-10

    申请号:US10837218

    申请日:2004-04-30

    CPC分类号: G01N35/1074 G01N35/028

    摘要: The invention is an automated multiple-purpose, integrated laboratory system comprising interchangeable modular elements for the construction and measurement of biological assays. The functions of the modular elements may include multiwell platform handling, chemical reagent or cell management, volumetric transfer of liquids for assay construction or for recovery of reaction products for analysis, incubation under controlled environmental conditions, measurement of spectrometric signals originating from the assays, processing and analysis of the resulting spectrometric data, and other functions. The modular elements are arranged around a number of robotic elements that deliver plates to different modular elements, transfer plates to groups of modules served by a different robotic element, or other actions necessary in plate handling. Liquid transfer to and from multiwell platforms, necessary for assay construction or for the initiation of physiological events in cells, is partitioned among different modules specialized for transferring nanoliter or smaller volume quantities of chemical concentrates, or microliter quantities of assay reagents, cells, media and other assay constituents. Applications of this invention include the quantitation and analysis of the expression of multiple genes in cells, measurement of multi-gene expression kinetics, analysis of activation or suppression of multiple signal transduction pathways, screening chemical compounds for modulatory effects on multi-gene expression or on signal transduction pathways or on other biochemical networks of cells, or other analytical biological or biochemical assays.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是一种自动多功能综合实验室系统,包括用于构建和测量生物测定的可互换模块化元件。 模块化元件的功能可以包括多井平台处理,化学试剂或细胞管理,用于测定构建的液体的体积转移或用于回收用于分析的反应产物,在受控环境条件下孵育,来自测定的光谱信号的测量,处理 并对所得光谱数据进行分析等功能。 模块化元件围绕若干机器人元件布置,其将板递送到不同的模块元件,将板传递到由不同的机器人元件服务的模块组或板处理中所需的其他动作。 液体转移至多孔平台,用于测定结构或细胞中生理事件发生所必需的多孔平台,在专门用于转移纳升或更小体积量的化学浓缩物或微量的测定试剂,细胞,培养基和 其他检测成分。 本发明的应用包括细胞中多个基因的表达的定量和分析,多基因表达动力学的测定,多重信号转导途径的激活或抑制分析,筛选化合物对多基因表达的调节作用或 信号转导途径或细胞的其他生物化学网络或其他分析生物或生物化学测定。

    METHOD FOR SENSING LEVELS OF CONDUCTIVE LIQUIDS
    3.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR SENSING LEVELS OF CONDUCTIVE LIQUIDS 有权
    用于感测导电液体的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070204690A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-06

    申请号:US11747142

    申请日:2007-05-10

    IPC分类号: G01F23/24

    CPC分类号: G01F23/243 G01F23/242

    摘要: A liquid level sensor comprises a plurality of electrodes arranged in a defined relationship with respect to a container filling trajectory, a signal generator coupled to one or more of the plurality of electrodes, a signal receiver coupled to one or more of the plurality of electrodes, and a sensing circuit coupled to at least one of the signal generator and signal receiver. The sensing circuit is configured to produce an output indicative of electrical resistance between at least one pair of the plurality of electrodes. The sensing circuit may be associated with the signal receiver and/or with the signal generator.

    摘要翻译: 液位传感器包括以相对于容器填充轨迹限定的关系布置的多个电极,耦合到所述多个电极中的一个或多个的信号发生器,耦合到多个电极中的一个或多个的信号接收器, 以及耦合到信号发生器和信号接收器中的至少一个的感测电路。 感测电路被配置为产生指示至少一对多个电极之间的电阻的输出。 感测电路可以与信号接收器和/或信号发生器相关联。

    Sensor for levels of conductive liquids
    4.
    发明申请
    Sensor for levels of conductive liquids 有权
    传感器用于导电液体

    公开(公告)号:US20060021432A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-02

    申请号:US10900996

    申请日:2004-07-28

    IPC分类号: G08B21/00

    CPC分类号: G01F23/243 G01F23/242

    摘要: A liquid level sensor comprises a plurality of electrodes arranged in a defined relationship with respect to a container filling trajectory, a signal generator coupled to one or more of the plurality of electrodes, a signal receiver coupled to one or more of the plurality of electrodes, and a sensing circuit coupled to at least one of the signal generator and signal receiver. The sensing circuit is configured to produce an output indicative of electrical resistance between at least one pair of the plurality of electrodes. The sensing circuit may be associated with the signal receiver and/or with the signal generator.

    摘要翻译: 液位传感器包括以相对于容器填充轨迹限定的关系布置的多个电极,耦合到所述多个电极中的一个或多个的信号发生器,耦合到多个电极中的一个或多个的信号接收器, 以及耦合到信号发生器和信号接收器中的至少一个的感测电路。 感测电路被配置为产生指示至少一对多个电极之间的电阻的输出。 感测电路可以与信号接收器和/或信号发生器相关联。