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(11) EP 1 573 634 A2

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
14.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/37

(21) Application number: 01985466.0

(22) Date of filing: 22.08.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7G06F 19/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2001/026297
(87) International publication number:
WO 2002/035441 (02.05.2002 Gazette 2002/18)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

(30) Priority: 22.08.2000 US 226999 P
26.04.2001 US 286578 P
17.07.2001 US 682071
17.07.2001 US 682074
17.07.2001 US 682076

(71) Applicant: Affymetrix, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA 95051 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • KAUSHIKKAR, Shantanu, V.
    San Jose, CA 95135 (US)
  • WEINER, Nathan, K.
    Stoughton, MA 02072 (US)
  • MCKENZIE, Eric, E.
    Malden, MA 02148 (US)
  • STEPHENS, John, C.
    Bouleder Creek, CA 95006 (US)
  • PATIL, Sangita, S.
    San Jose, CA 95134 (US)

(74) Representative: UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG 
Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4
22607 Hamburg
22607 Hamburg (DE)

   


(54) SYSTEM METHOD, AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING BIOLOGICAL MICROARRAY SCANNER