Method of manufacturing biological chips
AssigneeAffymetrix, Inc.
InventorsMartin J. Goldberg, Richard P. Rava
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing items in parallel. Selected samples of items to be manufactured are subjected to additional steps in a manufacturing process. If such sample items meet the requisite quality control standard, remaining items are subjected to further manufacturing steps. If the sample items which have been further processed do not meet the requisite quality control standard, the lot from which the samples do not undergo the additional manufacturing step. Invention provides an improved method of manufacturing in that it prevents unnecessary manufacturing steps.
Claims25
A method for manufacturing a plurality of items in parallel comprising:
- selecting a sample of items from a plurality of items undergoing a manufacturing process;
- subjecting said sample to further manufacturing processing;
- identifying a quality of the selected sample;
- and
- if said quality is determined to be satisfactory, then subjecting the remainder of said items to said further processing.
A method of manufacturing arrays of nucleic acids comprising:
- fabricating a plurality of duplicate nucleic acid always on a substrate;
- separating said plurality of arrays;
- finishing the manufacturing process of a selected sample of arrays from said plurality of arrays;
- testing said selected arrays;
- and
- if said selected sample of arrays pass said testing, completing the manufacturing of the remainder of said plurality of arrays.
A method of manufacturing arrays of biological materials comprising:
- preparing a plurality of substrates;
- fabricating arrays of biological materials on at least one of said substrates;
- separating said arrays formed on said at least one of substrates;
- selecting a sample of arrays;
- packaging selected sample of said separated arrays;
- testing said packaged arrays;
- and
- then subjecting the remainder of the substrates to the rest of the manufacturing process.
A method of manufacturing arrays of biological materials comprising:
- preparing a plurality of substrates;
- selecting a sample of said substrates;
- testing said sample of substrates;
- discarding any failed substrates after said testing step;
- then subjecting the remainder of the substrates to the rest of the manufacturing process.
A method of manufacturing arrays of biological materials comprising:
- preparing a plurality of substrates;
- fabricating arrays of biological materials on at least one of said substrates;
- testing a sample of said fabricated arrays of biological materials;
- separating said arrays formed on said at least one of said substrates;
- packaging selected sample of said separated arrays;
- wherein said separating and packaging steps are performed only when said fabricated arrays pass said testing;
- and
- then subjecting the remainder of the substrates to the rest of the manufacturing process.
A method of manufacturing arrays of biological materials comprising:
- preparing a plurality of substrates;
- fabricating arrays of biological materials on at least one of said substrates;
- separating said arrays formed on said at least one of said substrates;
- testing a sample of said separated arrays;
- packaging selected of said separated arrays;
- wherein said packaging step is performed only when said separated arrays pass said testing;
- and
- then subjecting the remainder of the substrates to the rest of the manufacturing process.
A method of manufacturing arrays of peptides comprising
- fabricating a plurality of duplicate peptide arrays on a substrate;
- separating said plurality of arrays;
- packaging selected sample of arrays from said plurality of arrays;
- testing said selected arrays;
- and
- if said selected arrays pass said testing, packaging the remainder of the plurality of arrays.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.