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Assignee: Eppendorf AG


Location: Hamburg, DE
No. of patents: 74

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NumberTitleIssue Date
8133453Plunger stroke pipette
A plunger stroke pipette for replaceable pipette points with a seat for the detachable mounting of a pipette point, a plunger, a cylinder in which the plunger is movably arranged, a connection channel connecting the cylinder with an opening in the seat, a driving eq...
03/13/2012
8114361Metering device
A metering device for utilization with a syringe, which features on a syringe cylinder a fastening portion with at least one axially directed sensing surface projecting from the upside, and at least one alignment nose projecting from the outer perimeter of the faste...
02/14/2012
8101897Laboratory apparatus for simultaneously carrying out reactions in a plurality of samples
The invention relates to a laboratory apparatus for simultaneously carrying out reactions in a plurality of samples which are arranged in an array. The apparatus includes an illumination device, which emits illumination light onto the samples, a detection device, wh...
01/24/2012
8096198Electronic metering apparatus for metering liquids
An electronic metering apparatus for metering liquids with a drive with an electric motor, at least one displacer device with a displacer element, which is connected and/or connectable to the drive, an electric mode key and an electric parameter key for changeover b...
01/17/2012
8092763Apparatus for positioning a cuvette in an optical beam path of an optical measuring instrument
An apparatus for positioning a cuvette in an optical beam path of an optical measuring instrument, with a shaft for axially inserting a cuvette, and means for pressing a cuvette against at least one wall surface of the shaft, which comprise at least one arrangement ...
01/10/2012
8028592Electronic metering apparatus for metering liquids
An electronic metering apparatus for metering liquids, with a longitudinal, handleable housing, a drive, arranged in the housing, with an electric motor, at least one displacer device, arranged in the housing or being capable to be arranged on the same, with a displ...
10/04/2011
8021627Pipetting device
A pipetting device with a displacement chamber, a flexible membrane delimiting the displacement chamber, a driving equipment for deforming the membrane, a coupling equipment between the driving equipment and the membrane for coupling the driving equipment with the m...
09/20/2011
8016478Multistation device for mixing the contents of laboratory vessels
The invention relates to a multistation mixing device for mixing the contents of laboratory vessels. The device comprises at least two adapter plates having a holder for receiving laboratory vessels and a drive mechanism capable of driving the adapter plates in a mi...
09/13/2011
8009139Laboratory apparatus with a control device
A laboratory apparatus having at least one control device (4) comprising an electric printed-circuit board (15) of the control device (4) that is disposed on an instrument body (2) of the laboratory apparatus (1) and has at least o...
08/30/2011
7993840Detection and/or quantification method of target molecules on a solid support
The present invention relates to a method and device for detecting and/or quantifying one or multiple target molecules present in a solution by quantifying online their binding on specific capture molecules immobilized at different locations (spots) of a surface of ...
08/09/2011
7943299Method for determining nucleotide sequences
The present invention relates to an improved method for determining nucleotide sequences or nucleotide sequences on biochips/micro-assays, for example, using p53 mediated hybridization. The present invention relates particularly to the use of p53 polypeptides in det...
05/17/2011
7858393Method to dry microtitration filter tray cavities and received filters therein
An apparatus for drying microtitration filter tray cavities and filters configured therein using a flow of gas, the cavities each comprising an upper and a lower aperture and the microtitration filter tray being mounted on a chamber designed for the vacuum filtratio...
12/28/2010
7767440Cover for a hybridization chamber
Cover of a hybridization chamber with a peripheral frame with filling and ventilation holes extending from the upper face to the lower face of the frame, a peripheral shoulder outside the filling and ventilation holes on the lower face of the frame, a cover wall arr...
08/03/2010
7767153Microtitration plate
A microtitration plate has a frame (2) made of a first stiff plastic and having a plate (4) with multiplicity of holes (2′), and a multiplicity of vessels (3) made of a second plastic suited for the PCR and/or exhibiting permeability to...
08/03/2010
7731908Pipette
A pipette, comprising a pipette casing which has disposed therein a seat, a piston seat in an accommodating body, mounting devices for reversibly fixing the mounting portion and syringe piston of a syringe within the seats and piston adjusting devices for displacing...
06/08/2010
7694592Electronic metering apparatus for metering liquids
An electronic metering apparatus for metering liquids with a drive, at least one displacer device with a displacer chamber and a displacer element arranged therein, which is connected to the drive, at least one holding device for a pipette point, which has a passage...
04/13/2010
7674432Pipetting device
Pipetting device with an upper part of the casing, a driving element, arranged in the upper part of the casing, with a movable drive element, a spigot receiver, arranged in the upper part of the casing, at least one claw receiver inside the spigot receiver, a lower ...
03/09/2010
7658982Membrane apparatus for receiving samples
An apparatus for receiving samples, comprising at least one vessel having at least one aperture and a membrane covering the aperture which is held at the border side between a step and a deformed area of the vessel. ...
02/09/2010
7608221Multi channel metering device
Multi-channel metering device with displacement devices for displacing a plurality of air columns, a plurality of holders which comprise a shank for releasable connection to a pipette tip, a connector and a connecting channel extending from the free end of the shank...
10/27/2009
D601714Microtitration plate
10/06/2009
D601713Microtitration plate
10/06/2009
7585468Electronic pipette
Electronic pipette with a displacement device, an electric drive motor with a drive shaft, a gear mechanism coupled on the one hand to the displacement device and on the other hand to the drive shaft, a magnetic disc rotationally coupled to the drive shaft with at l...
09/08/2009
7585467Pipette tip
Pipette tip made from plastics with an elongate, tubular body which comprises at a lower end a pipetting aperture, at an upper end a placement aperture (6) for placement on a receiving shank of a pipetting device, in the vicinity of the upper end a circumfere...
09/08/2009
7575363Apparatus for shaking sample containers
An apparatus for shaking individual sample containers including an upper end with an opening and a lower closed end, the apparatus including a holder with which the sample container can, with its lower end, be brought into engagement such that, when the holder moves...
08/18/2009
7485263Microproportioning system
A microproportioning system includes a reservoir, a micro-diaphragm pump the entrance of which is connected to the reservoir, an open-jet proportioner the entrance of which is connected to the exit of the micro-diaphragm pump, a proportioning port connected to the e...
02/03/2009
7462473Use of food colours to dye enzyme solutions
The present invention relates to the use of food colors for coloring enzyme solutions, to enzyme solutions provided with food colors as well as their use. ...
12/09/2008
7434484Pipetting device with an ejection device for pipette tips
Pipetting device with a base body, at least one attachment protruding from the base body mounted axially movably on the base body for mounting a pipette tip, a spring via which the attachment is supported on the base, a stop associated with the attachment, beyond wh...
10/14/2008
7427503Method for transferring material in a cell system
Described is a method for method for transferring material through the membrane of at least one cell, wherein the transfer is carried out in the presence of trehalose. This method is applicable in particular in the field of genetic engineering and biotechnology....
09/23/2008
7421913Pipette
Pipette having an axially relocatable control button, a pressure sensor, which is integrated into the control button, a lifting rod, coupled with the control button and having a stopping bead, a hollow driving spindle, accommodating the lifting rod and being axially...
09/09/2008
7414724Light diffuser used in a testing apparatus
An apparatus for photometrically testing several specimens each irradiated by a light source, the light altered by the specimens being detected by an optical device and analyzed, the apparatus including a light source, a plurality of sample holders configured adjace...
08/19/2008
7408704Device for optically controlled micro-manipulation of biological specimens
A device for an optically controlled micro-manipulation of biological specimens includes at least one micro-manipulator with at least one motor-displaceable cytotechnical instrument holder elements, and a microscope which has at least one functional motor-displaceab...
08/05/2008
7402440Proportioning system and process for operating a proportioning system
A proportioning system, comprising at least one tool, a programmable electronic storage device disposed on the tool, a proportioning device including a device for releasably mounting the tool, a device for actuating the tool, and a device for controlling of the devi...
07/22/2008
D569988Mixer for laboratories
05/27/2008
7364898Customized micro-array construction and its use for target molecule detection
The present invention relates to a detection and quantification method of different sets of target molecules (1, 3), being possibly present simultaneously in a biological sample by the use of a microarray present upon a solid support surface (6) and co...
04/29/2008
7358077Method and device for electroporation of biological cells
Described are methods for electrical treatment of biological cells, in particular using electrical field pulses, involving the steps: arrangement of the cells (1) on apertures (2) of a solid planar carrier element (3) which divides a measuring c...
04/15/2008
7347977Microtitration plate
A microtitration plate has a frame (2) made of a first stiff plastic and having a plate (4) with multiplicity of holes (2′), and a multiplicity of vessels (3) made of a second plastic suited for the PCR and/or exhibiting permeability to...
03/25/2008
7320260Pipetting device with a displacement device and a drive device releasably connected therewith
Pipetting device with a displacement device with a displacement chamber with a displaceable limiter, a attachment for connecting to a pipette tip and a connecting channel between the displacement chamber and the free end of the attachment, a drive device for driving...
01/22/2008
D548358Pipette
08/07/2007
7219800Modular array arrangements
The present invention pertains to modular array arrangements comprising a carrier and at least one insert for attachment to said carrier, which at least one insert may be positioned in or on said carrier in a predetermined, fixed orientation. In addition, the presen...
05/22/2007
7217395Piezoelectrically controllable microfluid actor system
A piezoelectrically controllable microfluid actor system, comprising a planar substrate which has at least one cavity on at least one side and has at least one passage which has an aperture in the cavity, and at least one diaphragm which has its border mounted on on...
05/15/2007
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