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20100069265 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING LARGE NUMBER OF BIOLOGICAL MICROARRAYS - A system and method for processing biological sensors. The system includes a support component configured to support a fluidic component. The fluidic component includes at least a first container and a second container. The first container is capable of holding a first volume of a first fluid, and the second container is capable of holding a second volume of a second fluid. Additionally, the system includes a hybridization component configured to perform a hybridization process on a first sensor and a second sensor. Moreover, the system includes a transport component configured to move the first sensor, directly or indirectly, from the hybridization component into the first container and in contact with the first volume of the first fluid. | 03-18-2010 |
20100081583 | FLUDIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING BIOLOGICAL MICROARRAYS IN PERSONAL INSTRUMENTATION - A fluidic system and method for processing biological sensors. The fluidic system includes a fluidic component including at least a first container and a second container. The first container is capable of holding a first volume of a first fluid, and the second container is capable of holding a second volume of a second fluid. Additionally, the fluidic system includes a support component configured to support at least the first container and the second container. The first container and the second container are substantially stationary with respect to the support component. Moreover, the fluidic system includes a transport component configured to move a first sensor, with respect to the support component, into the first container and in contact with the first volume of the first fluid, and move a second sensor, with respect to the support component, into the second container and in contact with the second volume of the second fluid. The first sensor and the second sensor are moved substantially simultaneously. | 04-01-2010 |
20100248981 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING MICROARRAYS - A device, method and system for ensuring proper orientation and installation of trays for processing biological sensors in an automated and flexible system are provided. The system comprises an instrument handling robot that transfers a plurality of arrays mounted on pegs on a strip to liquid reaction stations. In particular, the method comprises a first orientation marking on a tray and a second orientation marking on a deck, indicating the proper station in which the tray is placed for a specific process. | 09-30-2010 |
20100298171 | APPARATUS FOR POLYMER SYNTHESIS - Novel processes are disclosed for the large scale preparation of arrays of polymer sequences wherein each array includes a plurality of different, positionally distinct polymer sequences having known monomer sequences. In one embodiment, two substrates are processed simultaneously in a reaction chamber, wherein the substrates are facing each other and in contact with a monomer solution. In a further embodiment, multiple rotating flow cells are used in combination with a photolysis equipment to synthesize wafers. | 11-25-2010 |
20110136699 | MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING POLYMER ARRAYS - The invention provides methods to process multiple microarrays by providing a microarray plate and processing plates. In an embodiment of the invention, methods for assembling microarray plates by using wafers are described for high throughput microarray processing. | 06-09-2011 |
20110303027 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING SENSOR MODULES - The invention provides methods and components for assembly of arrays of sensors from modular units containing component sensors of the array. The methods are particularly useful for forming arrays of microarrays. The sensor modules can readily be assembled in different combinations thereby allowing many different modular sensor arrays to be assembled from the same building blocks. Such modular sensor arrays offer advantages of economies of scale for a manufacturer of the modular units and flexibility for an end user in allowing the user to customize the array of sensor according to the user's own needs from a relatively small number of sensor modules provided by the manufacturer. | 12-15-2011 |
20140018266 | MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING POLYMER ARRAYS - The invention provides methods to process multiple microarrays by providing a microarray plate and processing plates. In an embodiment of the invention, methods for assembling microarray plates by using wafers are described for high throughput microarray processing. | 01-16-2014 |
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20090171766 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENT OPTIMIZATION SERVICES - Systems and methods for providing advertisement optimization services are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of analyzing a first set of images hosted by the web-publisher for display on the website. One embodiment can include, analyzing metadata associated with a set of advertisements available to the web-publisher for placement on the website, and identifying an advertisement suitable for placement on a webpage of the website for a fee. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172030 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE CLASSIFICATION - Systems and methods for image classification are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of selecting a predetermined number of training images that are representative of images associable with a particular topic category. One embodiment can include, extracting training image features from the training images, generating a set of descriptors characteristic of images associable with the particular topic category, and generating the particular set of predetermined models that correspond to the particular topic category based on the set of descriptors. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172730 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISEMENT DELIVERY OPTIMIZATION - Systems and methods for advertisement delivery optimization are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of identifying multimedia content associated with a web-user. One embodiment can include, analyzing the multimedia content to retrieve a set of descriptors, comparing the set of descriptors with metadata of a plurality of advertisements, selecting a candidate pool of advertisements from the plurality of advertisements based on relevancy indicated by the comparison, and presenting at least a portion of the candidate pool of advertisements to the web-user. | 07-02-2009 |