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20100213063 | ANALYSIS - Analysis methods and apparatus are provided for inspecting a channel, such as a capillary electrophoresis channel, in a device. Configuration and alignment systems are provided, together with optical systems and temperature control. | 08-26-2010 |
20100221726 | RELATING TO DEVICES - A method of analysis, instrument for analysis and device for use in such an instrument are provided, which perform a number of processes need to reach a useful result in the context of a wide variety of samples. The sequence of those processes being optimised. A device, instrument using the device and method of use are also provided which offer reliable performance of a heating based process, with minimal condensation and/or sample loss issues. | 09-02-2010 |
20100267092 | COMPONENTS - A method and device structure are provided which enable an archive sample to be collected and detached relative to a device within which a series of processes, such as PCR are being provided. A chamber structure and method of use are provided in which a controlled and precise volume is obtained by control of the relative resistance to flow through various channels. | 10-21-2010 |
20110100101 | PERFORMANCE - Instruments, devices and methods of analysis are provided which fully integrate a significant number of process steps in a continuous operation. Accurate positioning and full contact between components is also provided by the relative movement the designs allow. An effect interface between a low cost disposable cartridge or device and the instrument to process it is also detailed. | 05-05-2011 |
20120082985 | Sensing And Identifying Biological Samples On Microfluidic Devices - A method, system, and apparatus for analysis of a biological sample includes receiving the sample, wherein the sample includes deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), lysing the sample to obtain access to the DNA included in the sample, purifying the DNA in the sample to isolate the DNA from other components in the sample, amplifying the DNA, separating fragments of the amplified DNA, detecting the separated fragments using laser induced fluorescence, based on the detecting, generating a profile of the DNA in the received sample, comparing the generated profile with profiles of DNA stored in a database, and upon determining that the generated profile matches one of the stored profiles, identifying the source from which the stored profile was obtained, wherein the receiving, lysing, purifying, amplifying, and detecting are performed on corresponding portions of a microfluidic device, and wherein transporting the sample and the DNA to the portions of the microfluidic device and enabling the lysing, purifying, amplifying, separating, detecting, generating, comparing, and identifying are performed automatically without user interaction. | 04-05-2012 |
20130130365 | DEVICES - A method of analysis, instrument for analysis and device for use in such an instrument are provided, which perform a number of processes need to reach a useful result in the context of a wide variety of samples. The sequence of those processes being optimised. A device, instrument using the device and method of use are also provided which offer reliable performance of a heating based process, with minimal condensation and/or sample loss issues. | 05-23-2013 |
20130135618 | ANALYSIS - Analysis methods and apparatus are provided for inspecting a channel, such as a capillary electrophoresis channel, in a device. Configuration and alignment systems are provided, together with optical systems and temperature control. | 05-30-2013 |
20130137103 | ANALYSIS - A method of analysing a sample includes providing a first part of the sample and a second part of the sample. A first analysis is conducted on the first part of the sample and the results of the first analysis are considered. A second analysis is conducted on the second part of the sample, the second analysis being conducted according to a procedure using a value for each of one or more characteristics of the procedure. The consideration of the results of the first analysis is used to determine whether the value for one or more of the characteristics of the procedure is changed to a different value. The second analysis is started before the results of the first analysis are obtained. | 05-30-2013 |
20130323737 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING A SAMPLE - A method and system for analysing a sample are provided, wherein one or more process steps and/or sample processors are provided separately from the instrument, for instance a sample receiving step and sample preparation step and sample extraction step and sample retention step and/or purification step and washing step and elution step, and one or more process steps and/or sample processors provided by the instrument as an integrated set, the one or more process steps and/or sample processors provided by the instrument including a sample receiving step and amplification step and denaturing step and investigation step and detection step and results analysis step and results output step. Other combinations of the split in location of the steps are possible. The optimisation of the split allows the accurate processing by a cartridge based instrument of the sample, whilst fully interfacing with a variety of sample collection and/or preparation approaches. | 12-05-2013 |
20140178938 | COMPONENTS - A method and device structure are provided which enable an archive sample to be collected and detached relative to a device within which a series of processes, such as PCR are being provided. A chamber structure and method of use are provided in which a controlled and precise volume is obtained by control of the relative resistance to flow through various channels. | 06-26-2014 |
20140186841 | SENSING AND IDENTIFYING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES ON MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES - A method, system, and apparatus for analysis of a biological sample includes receiving the sample, wherein the sample includes deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), lysing the sample to obtain access to the DNA included in the sample, purifying the DNA in the sample to isolate the DNA from other components in the sample, amplifying the DNA, separating fragments of the amplified DNA, detecting the separated fragments using laser induced fluorescence, based on the detecting, generating a profile of the DNA in the received sample, comparing the generated profile with profiles of DNA stored in a database, and upon determining that the generated profile matches one of the stored profiles, identifying the source from which the stored profile was obtained, wherein the receiving, lysing, purifying, amplifying, and detecting are performed on corresponding portions of a microfluidic device, and wherein transporting the sample and the DNA to the portions of the microfluidic device and enabling the lysing, purifying, amplifying, separating, detecting, generating, comparing, and identifying are performed automatically without user interaction. | 07-03-2014 |
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20140168245 | TECHNIQUE FOR PERFORMING MEMORY ACCESS OPERATIONS VIA TEXTURE HARDWARE - A texture processing pipeline can be configured to service memory access requests that represent texture data access operations or generic data access operations. When the texture processing pipeline receives a memory access request that represents a texture data access operation, the texture processing pipeline may retrieve texture data based on texture coordinates. When the memory access request represents a generic data access operation, the texture pipeline extracts a virtual address from the memory access request and then retrieves data based on the virtual address. The texture processing pipeline is also configured to cache generic data retrieved on behalf of a group of threads and to then invalidate that generic data when the group of threads exits. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173193 | TECHNIQUE FOR ACCESSING CONTENT-ADDRESSABLE MEMORY - A tag unit configured to manage a cache unit includes a coalescer that implements a set hashing function. The set hashing function maps a virtual address to a particular content-addressable memory unit (CAM). The coalescer implements the set hashing function by splitting the virtual address into upper, middle, and lower portions. The upper portion is further divided into even-indexed bits and odd-indexed bits. The even-indexed bits are reduced to a single bit using a XOR tree, and the odd-indexed are reduced in like fashion. Those single bits are combined with the middle portion of the virtual address to provide a CAM number that identifies a particular CAM. The identified CAM is queried to determine the presence of a tag portion of the virtual address, indicating a cache hit or cache miss. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173258 | TECHNIQUE FOR PERFORMING MEMORY ACCESS OPERATIONS VIA TEXTURE HARDWARE - A texture processing pipeline can be configured to service memory access requests that represent texture data access operations or generic data access operations. When the texture processing pipeline receives a memory access request that represents a texture data access operation, the texture processing pipeline may retrieve texture data based on texture coordinates. When the memory access request represents a generic data access operation, the texture pipeline extracts a virtual address from the memory access request and then retrieves data based on the virtual address. The texture processing pipeline is also configured to cache generic data retrieved on behalf of a group of threads and to then invalidate that generic data when the group of threads exits. | 06-19-2014 |
20150084975 | LOAD/STORE OPERATIONS IN TEXTURE HARDWARE - Approaches are disclosed for performing memory access operations in a texture processing pipeline having a first portion configured to process texture memory access operations and a second portion configured to process non-texture memory access operations. A texture unit receives a memory access request. The texture unit determines whether the memory access request includes a texture memory access operation. If the memory access request includes a texture memory access operation, then the texture unit processes the memory access request via at least the first portion of the texture processing pipeline, otherwise, the texture unit processes the memory access request via at least the second portion of the texture processing pipeline. One advantage of the disclosed approach is that the same processing and cache memory may be used for both texture operations and load/store operations to various other address spaces, leading to reduced surface area and power consumption. | 03-26-2015 |
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20140046757 | UNIFIED PAYMENT AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT SYSTEM - The unified payment system, product and method provide an effective and efficient way to better communicate to a merchant the value of running a promotion and determine a deal structure that works for the merchant, the customer, the promotion system, or any combination thereof. The unified payment system, product and method provide real-time ROI calculations that a merchant and sales representative can collaboratively simultaneously work on to identify a deal structure for the merchant to select. In this way, the merchant and sales representative may arrive at a mutually acceptable payment plan. | 02-13-2014 |
20140114741 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETURN ON INVESTMENT IMPACT REPORTING - The method, apparatus and computer program product described herein is configured to train and deploy a predictive model that is configured to generate a predicted ROI value for a provider with respect to a current promotion or a future promotion. An example embodiment may comprise receiving input indicative of one or more attributes of a provider or a promotion. The example embodiment may further comprise generating at least one of a predicted return on investment (ROI) value or a predicted ROI component value based at least in part on the one or more attributes of the provider or the promotion and a ROI prediction model. The method may further still comprise generating a merchant impact report including the at least one of the predicted ROI value or the predicted ROI component value for the promotion. | 04-24-2014 |
20150324839 | Method And Apparatus For Payment, Return On Investment, And Impact Reporting - The unified payment system, product and method provide an effective and efficient way to better communicate to a merchant the value of running a promotion and determine a deal structure that works for the merchant, the customer, the promotion system, or any combination thereof. The unified payment system, product and method provide real-time ROI calculations that a merchant and sales representative can collaboratively simultaneously work on to identify a deal structure for the merchant to select. In this way, the merchant and sales representative may arrive at a mutually acceptable payment plan. | 11-12-2015 |