Method and apparatus for diagnosing a device for determining the temperature of a component of an electric unit
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Compound calibrator for thermal sensors
US9109961B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9109961-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113223270-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2011 |
| Priority date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Publication date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
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The present invention, in one aspect, provides a method for calibrating thermal control elements in situ using a single compound calibrator. In some embodiments, the present invention uses a compound calibrator to calibrate thermal control elements on a microfluidic device. In non-limiting embodiment, the compound calibrator can be a droplet, plug, slug, segment or continuous flow of any appropriate solution that, when heated, yields a thermal response profile with a plurality of features (e.g., maxima, minima, inflection points, linear regions, etc.).
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for calibrating a thermal control element, comprising: providing a compound calibrator in thermal contact with said thermal control element, wherein the compound calibrator is a mixture of two or more amplicons of a nucleic acid; utilizing said thermal control element to perform a thermal variation on said compound calibrator to generate a thermal response profile for said compound calibrator; identifying a first feature of said thermal response…
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- What does patent US9109961B2 cover?
- The present invention, in one aspect, provides a method for calibrating thermal control elements in situ using a single compound calibrator. In some embodiments, the present invention uses a compound calibrator to calibrate thermal control elements on a microfluidic device. In non-limiting embodiment, the compound calibrator can be a droplet, plug, slug, segment or continuous flow of any approp…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Coursey Johnathan S, Hasson Kenton C, Canon Us Life Sciences Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G01K15/00. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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