(19)
(11) EP 1 066 551 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.12.1999

(43) Date of publication:
10.01.2001 Bulletin 2001/02

(21) Application number: 99914164.1

(22) Date of filing: 23.03.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7G05D 23/19, B01L 7/00, C12Q 1/68, G05B 13/02
(86) International application number:
PCT/US9906/628
(87) International publication number:
WO 9948/608 (30.09.1999 Gazette 1999/39)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 23.03.1998 US 46420

(71) Applicant: Cepheid
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • YOUNG, Steven, J.
    Los Altos, CA 95030 (US)
  • KOVACS, Gregory, T., A.
    Stanford, CA 94305 (US)
  • NORTHRUP, M., Allen
    Berkeley, CA 94708 (US)
  • PETERSEN, Kurt, E.
    San Jose, CA 95148 (US)
  • MCMILLAN, William, A.
    Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)
  • OTHMER, Konstantin
    Mountain View, CA 94041 (US)
  • CHRISTEL, Lee, A.
    Palo Alto, CA 95306 (US)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN - EITLE 
Patent- und RechtsanwälteArabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


(54) MULTI-SITE REACTOR SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC, INDEPENDENT CONTROL OF INDIVIDUAL REACTION SITES