Patent ID: 11867460
Assignee: GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  A  B | IPC A  B  F

Claim 14:
15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
before step (a), positioning the liquid dispenser over the fluid chamber to align the liquid dispenser with a target zone located along the surface of the freezing fluid contained in the fluid chamber;
wherein step (a) further comprises dispensing, by the liquid dispenser, the droplet of liquid at the target zone,
wherein step (c) comprises transporting the fluid chamber by the transporter to the second position to align the gas injector with the target zone located along the surface of the freezing fluid contained in the fluid chamber, and
wherein step (d) further comprises injecting, by the gas injector, the stream of gas at the target zone.