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Motorized Mobile Boxing Robot

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Assignee: EDC Biosystems, Inc.


Location: Milpitas, CA
No. of patents: 8

NumberTitleIssue Date
7968060Wave guide with isolated coupling interface
A wave-guide having an isolated coupling interface. In one variation, a constant negative pressure is maintained around the area surrounding the wave-guide. Coupling liquid may be directed to the tip of the wave-guide to provide the coupling interface between the wa...
06/28/2011
7661289Method for calibrating an acoustic droplet dispensing apparatus
The present invention comprises a method for calibrating a droplet dispensing apparatus using acoustic energy to dispense a plurality of droplet sets of a liquid from a source container into a plurality of target containers, with each droplet set being comprised of ...
02/16/2010
7429359Source and target management system for high throughput transfer of liquids
An apparatus for high-throughput screening and generation of chemical libraries. The apparatus comprises computer controlled mechanical displacement devices and storage queues capable of managing a large number of source well plates and target well plates. In one as...
09/30/2008
7426866Acoustic liquid dispensing apparatus
A liquid dispensing apparatus for dispensing droplets of a liquid, and methods for measuring various fluid parameters of the liquid are described. The liquid dispensing apparatus comprises a container having a chamber for holding a liquid. An orifice is positioned a...
09/23/2008
7281413Acoustic method for determining the viscosity and/or surface tension of a liquid
The present invention comprises a noncontact method for measuring viscosity and/or surface tension information of a liquid in a liquid containment structure. The steps of the method include exciting a surface of the liquid with an excitation burst of acoustic energy...
10/16/2007
7275807Wave guide with isolated coupling interface
A wave-guide having an isolated coupling interface. In one variation, a constant negative pressure is maintained around the area surrounding the wave-guide. Coupling liquid may be directed to the tip of the wave-guide to provide the coupling interface between the wa...
10/02/2007
7232549Apparatus for controlling the free surface of a liquid in a well plate
Devices useful in liquid transfer applications and in particular, devices for controlling the free surface of a source liquid in acoustic liquid ejection systems are disclosed. The devices advantageously maintain a source liquid to be transferred at a constant heigh...
06/19/2007
7118048Apparatus and method for droplet steering
An apparatus and method for droplet steering is disclosed herein. A throated structure having a nozzle defines a converging throat with an inlet and an outlet and a vectored fluid stream directed therethrough. The fluid stream is driven through the system via a vacu...
10/10/2006
 
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