METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL CYCLING AND FOR AUTOMATED SAMPLE PREPARATION WITH THERMAL CYCLING - Patent 1015116

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EP 1 015 116 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	05.07.2000 Bulletin 2000/27

(21)	Application number: 97919230.9

(22)	Date of filing: 01.05.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B01L 7/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CA9700/302

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9740/939 (06.11.1997 Gazette 1997/47)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

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Priority:

01.05.1996 US 640672
19.07.1996 US 684498
27.08.1996 US 703730

(71)	Applicant: VISIBLE GENETICS INC.
	Toronto,Ontario M5G 1Z6 (CA)

(72)	Inventors:
	DUNN, James, M. Scarborough, Ontario M1K 2S8 (CA) LEUSHNER, James North York, Ontario 4M3 (CA) RENFREW, John, A. Burlington, Ontario L7P 2H2 (CA) WATERHOUSE, Paul Copetown, Ontario L0R 1J0 (CA) IZMAILOV, Alexandre M. Toronto, Ontario M5A 4G3 (CA) ZALESKI, Henryk Nigara Falls, Ontario L2G 6X7 (CA)

(74)	Representative: Wibbelmann, Jobst, Dr., Dipl.-Chem.
	Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff,Patent- und Rechtsanwälte,Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München 81541 München (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL CYCLING AND FOR AUTOMATED SAMPLE PREPARATION WITH THERMAL CYCLING