Computerized method and apparatus for analyzing nucleic acid assay readings
CA 2287643 C · Owner: Yang, Harry · Inventors: Johnson, Paula V.; Haaland, Perry D.; Moore, Richard L.
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A computerized method and apparatus are disclosed for analyzing numerical data pertaining to a sample assay comprising at least one biological or chemical sample. The data include a set of data pertaining to each respective sample with each set of data including a plurality of values each representing a condition of the sample at a given time. The method and apparatus assign a respective numerical value to each of the data values mathematically combine the numerical values to generate a total value compare the total value to a threshold value and control the system to indicate whether the sample has a predetermined characteristic based on a result of the comparison. Prior to calculation of …
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- Filed October 27, 1999 and granted June 27, 2017. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 27, 2019.
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