Bio-Rad Bio-Plex System Validation and Calibration Tools - Manual (Page 24)

Section 13
Reference
Alder, Henry: Introduction to Probability and Statistics. Alder HL and Roessler EB
(eds) W.H. Freeman, San Francisco, p118 (1968).
The Bio-Plex ® suspension array system includes fluorescently labeled microsperes and instrumentation
licensed to Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. by the Luminex Corporation. By purchasing this kit, which contains
fluorescent labeled microsphere beads authorized by Luminex, you, the customer, acquire the rights under
Luminex’s patent rights* to use certain portions of this kit, including without limitation the microsphere beads
contained herein, only with Luminex’s laser-based fluorescent analytical test instrumentation known under the
name of Luminex 100, for example as marketed by Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., in the Bio-Plex system.
* Including, but not limited to US patent 5,981,180; 6,046,807; 6,057,107
Certain Bio-Plex validation kit components are licensed under US patent 5,723,218
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