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(12) PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION (21) Application No.6612/DELNP/2008 A
(19) INDIA
(22) Date of filing of Application :30/07/2008 (43) Publication Date : 24/10/2008
(54) Title of the invention : COMBINATION OF READER AND INCUBATOR
(51) International classification :C12Q 1/18 (71)Name of Applicant :
(31) Priority Document No :06101411.4
1)DSM IP ASSETS B.V
(32) Priority Date :08/02/2006
Address of Applicant :HET OVERLOON 1, NL-6411 TE
(33) Name of priority country :EPO
HEERLEN, THE NETHERLANDS Netherlands
(86) International Application No :PCT/EP2007/001159 (72)Name of Inventor :
Filing Date
:07/02/2007
1)STARK, JACOBUS
(87) International Publication No :WO 2007/090683 2)LANGVELD, PIETER CORNELIS
(61) Patent of Addition to Application
Number
Filing Date
:NA
:NA
3)GRODEN, BASTIAAN
4)DE GRAAF, TIM
5)PLUGGE, WILLEM
(62) Divisional to Application Number :NA
Filing Date
:NA
(57) Abstract :
The present invention provides a detection arrangement for detecting presence of an analyte in a sample, comprising a processor, a
memory, a display, and a color measuring device, characterized in that a means is present for maintaining a constant temperature or a
temperature profile of said sample. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for determining the presence or absence of
an analyte in a fluid by analysis of image data from an assay that generates an image result on an assay medium, comprising the steps
of: (a) incubating a sample of said fluid together with said assay at a pre-set temperature or temperature profile (b) obtaining said
image result on an assay medium; and (c) imaging the image result with an image acquisition device to generate digital image data
corresponding to the image result; and (d) using data processing means, applying to the digital image data a stored relationship
between the image result and assay calibration data to generate a quantified result for said assay, characterized in that incubation step
(a) is carried out simultaneously with steps (b) - (c).
No. of Pages : 35 No. of Claims : 8
The Patent Office Journal 24/10/2008 26151