Apparatus and method for carrying out analysis of samples using semi-reflective beam radiation inspection
First Claim
1. An optical disc for use in conducting an optical inspection of a biological, chemical or biochemical sample in association with an optical reader capable of scanning and reading optical discs with a beam of light, said disc comprising:
- an optically transparent substrate having a semi-reflective layer which reflects a portion of said beam of light to form a reflected beam and transmits a portion of said beam of light to form a transmitted beam; and
a sample support surface positioned to be scanned by said reader and on which said biological, chemical or biochemical sample may be located, for optical inspection with said transmitted beam.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for carrying out analysis of samples using semi-reflective beam radiation inspection in association with an optical disk and an optical reader has an optically transparent substrate having a semi-reflective layer which reflects a portion of the beam of light to form a reflected beam and transmits a portion of the beam of light to form a transmitted beam. The semi-reflective layer includes optically readable encoded information to be read by the reader for controlling the scanning of the reader relative the disk, the encoded information providing modulation of the reflected beam. The disk includes a sample support surface positioned to be scanned by the reader on which the biological, chemical or biochemical sample may be located for optical inspection with the transmitted beam.
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40 Claims
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1. An optical disc for use in conducting an optical inspection of a biological, chemical or biochemical sample in association with an optical reader capable of scanning and reading optical discs with a beam of light, said disc comprising:
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an optically transparent substrate having a semi-reflective layer which reflects a portion of said beam of light to form a reflected beam and transmits a portion of said beam of light to form a transmitted beam; and
a sample support surface positioned to be scanned by said reader and on which said biological, chemical or biochemical sample may be located, for optical inspection with said transmitted beam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An optical disc for use in conducting an optical inspection of a biological, chemical or biochemical sample in association with an optical reader capable of scanning and reading optical discs with a beam of light, said disc comprising:
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an optically transparent substrate having semi-reflective means for reflecting a portion of said beam of light to form a reflected beam and transmitting a portion of said beam of light to form a transmitted beam; and
sample support means positioned to be scanned by said reader for receiving said biological, chemical or biochemical sample thereon, the presence of a sample on said support means providing modulation of said reflective beam and said transmitted beam. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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