Patent ID: 7501290

Claim:
A method for improving the statistical significance of readings from a single sample, the method comprising: a. performing a first assay on a microparticle media for reading by an instrument, the first assay comprising; i. m number of SMPCS-IDG assays targeted at a common analyte; ii. wherein each said SMPCS-IDG assay is designed to exhibit a different response level to said common analyte; iii. wherein each said SMPCS-IDG assay comprises n number of SMPCS assays; iv. wherein each said SMPCS assay is designed to exhibit a substantially identical response level to said common analyte; v. wherein m is an integer of at least 1 and n is an integer of at least 1; vi. wherein if m equals 1 then n is greater than 1 and if n equals 1 then m is greater than 1; and vii. wherein m and n are not required to be the same value and n is not necessarily the same value for each m; and b. obtaining an SMPCS reading from each said SMPCS assay in each said SMPCS-IDG; i. wherein there are n number of SMPCS readings for each of said m number of SMPCS-IDG assays.