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Photo densitometer

CA 1290246 C · Owner: Day, Steven R. · Inventors: Klein, Gerald L.; Day, Steven R.; Russell, Gene D.

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Abstract of the Disclosure An automated vertical photo densitometer for reading solutions contained in microwell plates. The densitometer utilizes an optical system for minimizing the optical effect of a meniscus on the fluid sample. The invention also discloses a method for determining a centrally located position of a microwell beneath an interrogating beam of light by controlling the size of the light beam and by stepping the well through the beam. A measurement of the light intensity received by a detector is taken at each step. A maximum light intensity value is selected as corresponding to a well position wherein a central area of the fluid sample is substantially within the …

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  • Granted October 8, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 8, 2008.
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FiledOctober 31, 1986
GrantedOctober 8, 1991
Term endedOctober 8, 2008
Patent numberCA 1290246 C
Classification (IPC)G01N33/48 +1 more

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19871990199319961999200220052008Application filedOct 31, 1986Patent grantedOct 8, 1991Term endedOct 8, 2008

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