| US 7,491,924 B2 | ||
| Combination reader | ||
| Mark F. Oldham, Los Gatos, Calif. (US); Howard G. King, Berkeley, Calif. (US); Douwe D. Haga, Redwood City, Calif. (US); and Tracy L. Ferea, Mountain View, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Applera Corporation, Foster City, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 23, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/781,515. | ||
| Application 11/580100 is a division of application No. 11/188243, filed on Jul. 22, 2005, granted, now 7,135,667. | ||
| Application 11/188243 is a division of application No. 10/384995, filed on Mar. 10, 2003, granted, now 6,970,240. | ||
| Application 11/781515 is a continuation of application No. 11/580100, filed on Oct. 12, 2006, abandoned. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0263209 A1, Nov. 15, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G01N 21/86 (2006.01); G01T 1/20 (2006.01); G01V 8/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 250—208.1 [250/559.4; 250/361 R; 356/417] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A method for collecting images of signals using an imaging apparatus, the method comprising:
placing a sample tile on a stage of the imaging apparatus, the sample tile having an array including a plurality of features,
at least a portion of the features each having a hybridized sample;
introducing a first excitation energy upon an area of the sample tile, flooding an entirety of the area of the sample tile
with the first excitation energy, and causing a first signal to be emitted;
collecting a first image of at least a portion of the array utilizing an image collecting device of the imaging apparatus,
the first image being representative of the first signal; and
collecting a second image of at least a portion of the array utilizing the image collecting device of the imaging apparatus,
the second image being representative of a second signal, the second signal being different than the first signal.
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