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Patent US8034610 - Parallel processing fluidic method and apparatus for automated rapid ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA sample processing system that may be configured to achieve parallel or coincidental sample processing such as histochemical processing may involve a plurality of samples arranged for coincidental movement perhaps by use of angular microscopic slide movements to cause processing activity that may include...http://www.google.com/patents/US8034610?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8034610 - Parallel processing fluidic method and apparatus for automated rapid immunohistochemistryAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8034610 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/912,273PCT numberPCT/US2006/015269Publication dateOct 11, 2011Filing dateApr 21, 2006Priority dateApr 21, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2623199A1, CA2623235A1, CA2623241A1, CA2623251A1, CN101203596A, CN101203597A, CN101203598A, CN101203762A, EP1877787A2, EP1877788A2, EP1880223A2, EP1880239A2, US7838283, US8058010, US8178350, US20080194034, US20080213804, US20080286753, US20090004691, WO2006116035A2, WO2006116035A3, WO2006116037A2, WO2006116037A3, WO2006116039A2, WO2006116039A3, WO2006116199A2, WO2006116199A3Publication number11912273, 912273, PCT/2006/15269, PCT/US/2006/015269, PCT/US/2006/15269, PCT/US/6/015269, PCT/US/6/15269, PCT/US2006/015269, PCT/US2006/15269, PCT/US2006015269, PCT/US200615269, PCT/US6/015269, PCT/US6/15269, PCT/US6015269, PCT/US615269, US 8034610 B2, US 8034610B2, US-B2-8034610, US8034610 B2, US8034610B2InventorsPage A. Erickson, Michael R. Everman, Michael S. Bell, Kevin S. Edberg, Matthew M. BotkeOriginal AssigneeCelerus Diagnostics, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (105), Non-Patent Citations (24), Referenced by (1), Classifications (11), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetParallel processing fluidic method and apparatus for automated rapid immunohistochemistry
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