With Printing Type Carried On Reciprocating Member Patents (Class 101/93.37)
  • Patent number: 6762061
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for depositing a high density biological or chemical array onto a solid support. Specifically, the apparatus is made up of a plurality of open ended channels collectively forming a matrix. The matrix has been redrawn and cut such that the pitch of the channels on the loading end is larger than the pitch of the channels on the liquid delivery end. The upper portion of each channel serves as a reservoir, while the opposing end, which has been formed by the redrawing process, is diametrically sized such that liquid in the reservoir is retained by capillary pressure at the delivery end. At any point along the height of the capillary reservoir device, all cross-sectional dimensions and areas are uniformly reduced. In other words, the on-center orientation of any two channels, also referred to as the pitch between 2 channels, measured as a function of the diameter of any cross section, is constant throughout the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Nicholas F. Borrelli, Alain R. E. Carre, Thierry L. A. Dannoux, Bernard Eid, David Root, Raja Rao Wusirika