Patents by Inventor Steven V. Muller

Steven V. Muller has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fluidics station injection needles with distal end and side ports and method of using
    Patent number: 6391623
    Abstract: The present invention generally provides novel apparatuses for rapidly and efficiently carrying out repeated hybridizations of a target nucleic acid to an array of nucleic acid probes. The apparatus generally includes a fluid delivery system, a fluid mixing system, a temperature control system and a process control system integrated into a single device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Besemer, Peter E. Lobban, Michael C. Norris, Steven V. Muller
  • Fluidics station with a mounting system and method of using
    Patent number: 6114122
    Abstract: The present invention generally provides novel apparatuses for rapidly and efficiently carrying out repeated hybridizations of a target nucleic acid to an array of nucleic acid probes. The apparatus generally includes a fluid delivery system, a fluid mixing system, a temperature control system and a process control system integrated into a single device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Besemer, Peter E. Lobban, Michael C. Norris, Steven V. Muller