Patents by Inventor Donald M. Besemer
Donald M. Besemer 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).
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Publication number: 20100298165Abstract: A body 300 having a cavity 310 for mounting a substrate 120 fabricated with probe sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, is provided. The cavity includes inlets 350 and 360 for introducing selected fluids into the cavity to contact the probes. Accordingly, a commercially feasible device for use in high throughput assay systems is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: Affymetrix, INC.Inventors: Donald M. Besemer, Virginia W. Goss, James L. Winkler
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Publication number: 20090143249Abstract: A body 300 having a cavity 310 for mounting a substrate 120 fabricated with probe sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, is provided. The cavity includes inlets 350 and 360 for introducing selected fluids into the cavity to contact the probes. Accordingly, a commercially feasible device for use in high throughput assay systems is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2008Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: Affymetrix, INC.Inventors: Donald M. Besemer, Virginia W. Goss, James L. Winkler
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Patent number: 7364895Abstract: A body 300 having a cavity 310 for mounting a substrate 120 fabricated with probe sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, is provided. The cavity includes inlets 350 and 360 for introducing selected fluids into the cavity to contact the probes. Accordingly, a commercially feasible device for use in high throughput assay systems is provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2003Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Donald M. Besemer, Virginia W. Goss, James L. Winkler
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Publication number: 20040171054Abstract: A body 300 having a cavity 310 for mounting a substrate 120 fabricated with probe sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, is provided. The cavity includes inlets 350 and 360 for introducing selected fluids into the cavity to contact the probes. Accordingly, a commercially feasible device for use in high throughput assay systems is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2004Publication date: September 2, 2004Applicant: Affymetrix, INC.Inventors: Donald M. Besemer, Virginia W. Goss, James L. Winkler
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Publication number: 20040166525Abstract: A body 300 having a cavity 310 for mounting a substrate 120 fabricated with probe sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, is provided. The cavity includes inlets 350 and 360 for introducing selected fluids into the cavity to contact the probes. Accordingly, a commercially feasible device for use in high throughput assay systems is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2004Publication date: August 26, 2004Applicant: Affymetrix, INC.Inventors: Donald M. Besemer, Virginia W. Goss, James L. Winkler
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Publication number: 20040106130Abstract: A body 300 having a cavity 310 for mounting a substrate 120 fabricated with probe sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, is provided. The cavity includes inlets 350 and 360 for introducing selected fluids into the cavity to contact the probes. Accordingly, a commercially feasible device for use in high throughput assay systems is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2003Publication date: June 3, 2004Applicant: AFFYMETRIX, INC.Inventors: Donald M. Besemer, Virginia W. Goss, James L. Winkler
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Patent number: 6733977Abstract: A body 300 having a cavity 310 for mounting a substrate 120 fabricated with probe sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, is provided. The cavity includes inlets 350 and 360 for introducing selected fluids into the cavity to contact the probes. Accordingly, a commercially feasible device for use in high throughput assay systems is provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2002Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Donald M. Besemer, Virginia W. Goss, James L. Winkler
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Patent number: 6551817Abstract: A body 300 having a cavity 310 for mounting a substrate 120 fabricated with probe sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, is provided. The cavity includes inlets 350 and 360 for introducing selected fluids into the cavity to contact the probes. Accordingly, a commercially feasible device for use in high throughput assay systems is provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2002Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Donald M. Besemer, Virginia W. Goss, James L. Winkler
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Publication number: 20030003499Abstract: A body 300 having a cavity 310 for mounting a substrate 120 fabricated with probe sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, is provided. The cavity includes inlets 350 and 360 for introducing selected fluids into the cavity to contact the probes. Accordingly, a commercially feasible device for use in high throughput assay systems is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2002Publication date: January 2, 2003Applicant: AFFYMETRIX, INC.Inventors: Donald M. Besemer, Virginia W. Goss, James L. Winkler
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Patent number: 6399365Abstract: A package for hybridization includes a substrate and a housing. The substrate has a first surface that includes an array of probes having biological polymers immobilized thereon. The housing includes a fluid cavity constructed and arranged for hybridization of a target to a probe of the probe array located inside the fluid cavity. The housing also includes a bar code.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2001Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Donald M. Besemer, Virginia W. Goss, James L. Winkler
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Publication number: 20020058331Abstract: A body 300 having a cavity 310 for mounting a substrate 120 fabricated with probe sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, is provided. The cavity includes inlets 350 and 360 for introducing selected fluids into the cavity to contact the probes. Accordingly, a commercially feasible device for use in high throughput assay systems is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2002Publication date: May 16, 2002Applicant: AFFYMETRIX, INC.,Inventors: Donald M. Besemer, Virginia W. Goss, James L. Winkler
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Publication number: 20010041341Abstract: A body 300 having a cavity 310 for mounting a substrate 120 fabricated with probe sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, is provided. The cavity includes inlets 350 and 360 for introducing selected fluids into the cavity to contact the probes. Accordingly, a commercially feasible device for use in high throughput assay systems is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2001Publication date: November 15, 2001Inventors: Donald M. Besemer, Virginia W. Goss, James L. Winkler
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Patent number: 6287850Abstract: Agitation systems for reversibly directing fluid samples flow back and forth across a nucleic acid array, thereby promoting hybridization between targets in the fluid sample and probes on the nucleic acid array.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1999Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Donald M. Besemer, Virginia W. Goss, James L. Winkler
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Patent number: 6140044Abstract: A body 300 having a cavity 310 for mounting a substrate 120 fabricated with probe sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, is provided. The cavity includes inlets 350 and 360 for introducing selected fluids into the cavity to contact the probes. Accordingly, a commercially feasible device for use in high throughput assay systems is provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1995Date of Patent: October 31, 2000Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Donald M. Besemer, Virginia W. Goss, James L. Winkler
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Patent number: 5945334Abstract: A body 300 having a cavity 310 for mounting a chip 120 fabricated with probe sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, is provided. The cavity includes inlets 350 and 360 for introducing selected fluids into the cavity to contact the probes. Accordingly, a commercially feasible device for use in high throughput assay systems is provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: August 31, 1999Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Donald M. Besemer, Virginia W. Goss, James L. Winkler
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Patent number: 4833384Abstract: An assembly is described for accurately and precisely controlling the position of a plunger in a syringe to deliver precise fluid volumes. The assembly includes a motor coupled to a lead screw that drives a bearing block along a linear guide rod to move the plunger of the syringe in a linear fashion. The position of the plunger is accurately controlled by attaching a digital encoder to the rotating motor shaft. The encoder and associated electronics output to a controlling processor that generates a series of regular pulses, typically 300 to 500 responsive to each motor revolution. Utilizing appropriate gear ratios of the motor and the lead screw, the number of pulses per full syringe stroke in typical applications can be on the order of one hundred thousand. The final position and the motion of the plunger (velocity and acceleration) can be controlled to within a few encoder pulses, thus precisely controlling the rate of delivery of the fluid and the volume of the fluid actually delivered by the syringe.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 1987Date of Patent: May 23, 1989Assignee: Syntex (U.S.A.) Inc.Inventors: Donald F. Munro, Robert R. Burnside, Donald M. Besemer
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Patent number: 4676656Abstract: A fluid handling system is described wherein a small fluid volume is placed on a reversibly-deformable support, which can be deformed to form a cavity. As the fluid clings to the surface of the support, it is physically agitated and mixed as the support is deformed. The deformable support can be utilized to provide fluid containers of varying sizes, to accommodate different fluid volumes and as a transport mechanism to move fluid from one location to another.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 1985Date of Patent: June 30, 1987Assignee: Syntex (U.S.A.) Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Cook, Donald M. Besemer
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Patent number: D430024Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 1998Date of Patent: August 29, 2000Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Donald M. Besemer, Virginia W. Goss, James L. Winkler