Title:
ANALYZERS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/059569
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An analyzer for analyzing at least one or more samples for a desired trait, for example, presence and/or non-presence of pregnancy in a cow, etc. The analyzer generally includes a housing, an incubation assembly located at least partially within the housing, a carousel assembly located at least partially within the incubation assembly and movable relative to the incubation assembly, and a probe assembly. The carousel assembly is configured to support a sample vessel and a reaction vessel, and the probe assembly is configured to wash the reaction vessel and transfer a sample contained within the sample vessel to the reaction vessel. The analyzer may also include a detection assembly configured to analyze a processed sample in the reaction vessel for the desired trait.
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Inventors:
MCGRATH MICHAEL F (US)
MOSELEY AMY E (US)
MEHROTRA VIKRAM P (US)
GRAHAM JEFFREY A (US)
CARGILL EDWARD J (US)
EHRHARDT MARK (US)
BAILEY THOMAS L (US)
MATHIALAGAN NAGAPPAN (US)
WILSON TIMOTHY (AU)
YEAP ENG (AU)
CAPRIHAN ARJUN VINOO (AU)
DOWELL ANDREW (AU)
SMITH ROHAN (AU)
WONG KON (AU)
LELE ANTHONY (AU)
METZKE ROBERT (AU)
MOSELEY AMY E (US)
MEHROTRA VIKRAM P (US)
GRAHAM JEFFREY A (US)
CARGILL EDWARD J (US)
EHRHARDT MARK (US)
BAILEY THOMAS L (US)
MATHIALAGAN NAGAPPAN (US)
WILSON TIMOTHY (AU)
YEAP ENG (AU)
CAPRIHAN ARJUN VINOO (AU)
DOWELL ANDREW (AU)
SMITH ROHAN (AU)
WONG KON (AU)
LELE ANTHONY (AU)
METZKE ROBERT (AU)
Application Number:
PCT/US2009/064633
Publication Date:
September 10, 2010
Filing Date:
November 16, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC (US)
MCGRATH MICHAEL F (US)
MOSELEY AMY E (US)
MEHROTRA VIKRAM P (US)
GRAHAM JEFFREY A (US)
CARGILL EDWARD J (US)
EHRHARDT MARK (US)
BAILEY THOMAS L (US)
MATHIALAGAN NAGAPPAN (US)
WILSON TIMOTHY (AU)
YEAP ENG (AU)
CAPRIHAN ARJUN VINOO (AU)
DOWELL ANDREW (AU)
SMITH ROHAN (AU)
WONG KON (AU)
LELE ANTHONY (AU)
METZKE ROBERT (AU)
MCGRATH MICHAEL F (US)
MOSELEY AMY E (US)
MEHROTRA VIKRAM P (US)
GRAHAM JEFFREY A (US)
CARGILL EDWARD J (US)
EHRHARDT MARK (US)
BAILEY THOMAS L (US)
MATHIALAGAN NAGAPPAN (US)
WILSON TIMOTHY (AU)
YEAP ENG (AU)
CAPRIHAN ARJUN VINOO (AU)
DOWELL ANDREW (AU)
SMITH ROHAN (AU)
WONG KON (AU)
LELE ANTHONY (AU)
METZKE ROBERT (AU)
International Classes:
G01N35/00; C12M3/00; G01N33/52; G01N33/53; G01N33/68
Foreign References:
| US20050123445A1 | 2005-06-09 | |||
| US4678752A | 1987-07-07 | |||
| US7396509B2 | 2008-07-08 | |||
| US7402282B2 | 2008-07-22 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PANKA, Brian, G. (Dickey & Pierce P.L.C.,7700 Bonhomme Avenue, Suite 40, St. Louis MO, US)
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