Title:
精密液体ハンドラー用プローブ先端整合方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3996851
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A probe drive system of a precision liquid handler sequentially inserts probe tips of a multiple probe array into a locator well at a known position on a locator bed. The position of each probe tip is determined by driving the probe tip into contact with points on the side wall of the locator well and sensing the contracts. The positions of the probe tips are mapped and checked for skew of the probe array. The probe tip positions are overlaid to determine probe tip scatter. If a probe tip is excessively misaligned, it is inserted into the locator well and driven against the side wall to bend the probe and reduce the misalignment of the probe tip. The center of the probe tip scatter is determined and is used by the probe drive system as a global correction factor. Probe tips with known positions are inserted into spaced apart locator wells to detect skew of the locator bed.
Inventors:
Gilson robert y
Norton Robert
Norton Robert
Application Number:
JP2002559637A
Publication Date:
October 24, 2007
Filing Date:
December 31, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Gilson Incorporated
International Classes:
G01N1/00; G01N35/10; G01N35/02; G01N35/00; G01N35/04
Domestic Patent References:
| JP11287812A | ||||
| JP11160326A | ||||
| JP11326341A | ||||
| JP2001013152A | ||||
| JP63058166A |
Foreign References:
| US5270210 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Minoru Nakamura
Fumiaki Otsuka
Sadao Kumakura
Shishido Kaichi
Hideto Takeuchi
Toshio Imajo
Nobuo Ogawa
Village shrine Atsuo
Takaki Nishijima
Atsushi Hakoda
Fumiaki Otsuka
Sadao Kumakura
Shishido Kaichi
Hideto Takeuchi
Toshio Imajo
Nobuo Ogawa
Village shrine Atsuo
Takaki Nishijima
Atsushi Hakoda