Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Gordan Stewart
  • Method of performing array-based hybridization assays using thermal inkjet deposition of sample fluids
    Patent number: 6221653
    Abstract: Methods are provided for depositing a quantity of fluid onto the surface of an array. In the subject methods, a thermal inkjet head loaded with the fluid is positioned in opposing relationship to, e.g. over, the array surface. Actuation of the thermal inkjet results in the expulsion of a quantity of fluid onto the array surface. The subject methods find particular use in array-based binding assays in which an array of binding agents is employed for the detection of an analyte(s), particularly array-based hybridization assays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Caren, Kevin J. Luebke