Claims
- 1. A luminometer for analyzing a plurality of luminescent samples, comprising:
a visible light-impervious chamber containing:
a charge coupled device (CCD) camera; a shuttle for supporting a plate comprising a plurality of wells, each said well for containing a single one of said plurality of luminescent samples; a collimator, positioned between said sample tray and said CCD camera; a Fresnel lens, positioned between said collimator and said CCD camera; and a camera lens positioned between said Fresnel lens and said CCD camera.
- 2. The luminometer of claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of luminescent samples is one of a bioluminescent material or a chemiluminescent material.
- 3. The luminometer of claim 1, further comprising a central processing unit for controlling the analysis of said plurality of luminescent samples.
- 4. The luminometer of claim 1, further comprising an injector for placing liquid reagents in said plurality of luminescent samples in said plurality of wells.
- 5. The luminometer of claim 4, wherein said injector places a reagent required for luminescence in said plurality of wells.
- 6. The luminometer of claim 1, further comprising a robot.
- 7. The luminometer of claim 1, wherein said chamber is temperature controlled.
- 8. The luminometer of claim 1, further comprising a filter, located between said Fresnel lens and said CCD camera.
- 9. The luminometer of claim 8, wherein said filter includes filter elements of varying wavelength.
- 10. The luminometer of claim 1, further comprising a defogger which prevents condensation on said Fresnel lens.
- 11. A method for analyzing a plurality of luminescent samples in a luminometer, comprising the steps of:
placing said plurality of luminescent samples in a respective plurality of sample wells in a tray; placing said tray in a visible light-impervious chamber containing a charge coupled device camera; positioning a collimator between said tray and said CCD camera; positioning a Fresnel lens between said collimator and said CCD camera; and positioning a camera lens between said Fresnel lens and said CCD camera.
- 12. The method of claim 11, additionally comprising the step of positioning a filter between said Fresnel lens and said camera lens.
- 13. The method of claim 12, wherein said filter includes filter elements of varying wavelength.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims the benefit from Provisional Application Serial No. 60/144,891, filed Jul. 21, 1999. The entirety of that provisional application is incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60144891 |
Jul 1999 |
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Continuations (1)
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09621961 |
Jul 2000 |
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10323669 |
Dec 2002 |
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