Method and system for accurate alignment and registration of array for DNA sequencing

US9359641B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9359641-B2
Application numberUS-201414309049-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 19, 2014
Priority dateApr 30, 2010
Publication dateJun 7, 2016
Grant dateJun 7, 2016

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In a genome sequencing system and methodology, a protocol is provided to achieve precise alignment and accurate registration of an image of a planar array of nanoballs subject to optical analysis. Precise alignment correcting for fractional offsets is achieved by correcting for errors in subperiod x-y offset, scale and rotation by use of minimization techniques and Moiré averaging. In Moiré averaging, magnification is intentionally set so that the pixel period of the imaging element is a noninteger multiple of the site period. Accurate registration is achieved by providing for pre-defined pseudo-random sets of sites, herein deletion or reserved sites, where nanoballs are prevented from attachment to the substrate so that the sites of the array can be used in a pattern matching scheme as registration markers for absolute location identification. Information can be extracted with a high degree of confidence that it is correlated to a known location, while at the same time the amount of information that can be packed on a chip is maximized.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for use in performing biochemical experiments comprising: providing a microarray comprising a solid planar substrate having a surface; preparing a substrate for imaging to establish location and registration of biochemical sites on the substrate by providing a predetermined two-dimensional spatial pattern of biochemical sites in periodic distance between adjacent sites on the substrate; detecting image field spots in a spatial two-dimensional ar…

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What does patent US9359641B2 cover?
In a genome sequencing system and methodology, a protocol is provided to achieve precise alignment and accurate registration of an image of a planar array of nanoballs subject to optical analysis. Precise alignment correcting for fractional offsets is achieved by correcting for errors in subperiod x-y offset, scale and rotation by use of minimization techniques and Moiré averaging. In Moiré ave…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Complete Genomics Inc
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Primary CPC classification G06V10/24. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Tue Jun 07 2016 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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