Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Jesse Fecker
  • Methods of synthesizing a plurality of different polymers on a surface of a substrate
    Patent number: 6630308
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparation of a substrate containing a plurality of sequences. Photoremovable groups are attached to a surface of a substrate. Selected regions of the substrate are exposed to light so as to activate the selected areas. A monomer, also containing a photoremovable group, is provided to the substrate to bind at the selected areas. The process is repeated using a variety of monomers such as amino acids until sequences of a desired length are obtained. Detection methods and apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.
    Inventors: Lubert Stryer, Michael C. Pirrung, J. Leighton Read, Stephen P. A. Fodor