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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7777200 | Laser scanner apparatus for fluorescence measurements A laser scanner apparatus images and/or measures a fluorescent sample on a moveable table. At least one laser and an optical system provide two laser beams at differing wavelengths parallel to the fluorescent sample. A moveable wedge-shaped dichroic mirror deflects ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7746229 | Device and method for identifying, locating and tracking objects on laboratory equipment The invention concerns a system (1) to locate or track objects (2) that can be positioned on the work table (3) of a laboratory apparatus (4). To do this, the system (1) comprises at least: a) a central transmitter ( | 06/29/2010 |
| 7727476 | Device for aspirating and dispensing liquid samples A device for aspirating and dispensing liquid samples comprising a pump that comprises a cylindrical chamber, a piston movable in this cylindrical chamber, and a piston drive that engages the piston. The device further comprises a tip connected to the cylindrical ch... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7618812 | Device and process unit for providing a hybridization chamber A device provides a hybridization chamber for hybridizing nucleic acid samples, proteins or tissue sections on a slide, and is an essentially rectangular body movable opposite the slide. The device includes a surface, lines for supplying and/or removing media, a spe... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7615370 | System having device for preventing air bubbles in a hybridization chamber and corresponding method The present invention relates to a system (1) having hybridization chambers (5) for hybridizing nucleic acid samples, proteins, or tissue sections immobilized on slides (27), each hybridization chamber (5) being defined as an essentially ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7577064 | Microplate reader with intelligent filter slide Microplate reader (21) with a computer for controlling the components of said microplate reader (21), comprising a light source (15) for emitting light for irradiating samples (22) or transmitting light through samples (22), and a ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7575937 | Device and method for disposing pipette syringes in a system used for manipulating liquid samples A device and method for situating pipette or dispenser tips in a system for manipulating liquid samples, has a robot manipulator for orienting the tips relative to sample containers, drives for moving the robot manipulator and processors for controlling movements an... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7479391 | Pipetting apparatus with integrated liquid level and/or gas bubble detection A pipetting apparatus (1) comprises a fluidic space (7), to which a pressure transducer (11) with a pressure sensor (12) is attached with a gas filled space (15). The fluidic space (7) is defined by a pipette tip (2),... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7476361 | Microfluidics devices and methods of diluting samples and reagents This invention relates to methods and apparatus for performing microanalytic and microsynthetic analyses and procedures. The invention provides a microsystem platform and a micromanipulation device for manipulating the platform that utilizes the centripetal force re... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7473897 | System, method, and computer program for conducting optical transmission measurements and evaluating determined measuring variables A device for conducting a transmission measurement includes a system for generating a light wave consisting of a first and a second wavelength fraction, in addition to an optical channel guiding the light wave to a sample tube with a sample, wherein the light wave p... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7459306 | Device and method for providing a hybridization chamber and for influencing air bubbles in the same A device, appropriate process units and/or systems for providing a gap-shaped hybridization space to hybridize nucleic acid samples, proteins or tissue sections over a slide. Said items of device are able to move in relation to the slide and comprise an annular seal... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7425311 | Holding device A holding device for at least one object carrier, the object carrier being suitable to receive one or more organic and/or inorganic samples and comprising materials such as glass, plastic, silicon, pyrolytic graphite, and/or metal, this holding device being configur... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7419836 | Device and method for observing reactions in samples The present invention relates to a device (1) for observing reactions in samples (2), to which a reagent (3) is added, and/or a method which is based on the use of this device. The device includes at least one first optical device (4) for... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7374724 | Device for processing samples, use of the device, and method for producing the device The invention relates to a device (1) for processing samples (2), comprising a body (3) with a collecting chamber (4), which can be connected with a pump (5) for aspirating, or dispensing fluids and that acts on this collecting cha... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7355710 | Optical system and method for exciting and measuring fluorescence on or in samples treated with fluorescent pigments An optical system for exciting and measuring fluorescence of samples has a first laser; a deflection element; a mirror; and an optic fixed in relation to one another. A unit is linearly movable back and forth along the optical axis and is mechanically connected to a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7264432 | Device and method for transferring objects A device for transferring and characterizing objects positions the object on a horizontal work field. The device includes at least one rail extending parallel to the X direction and a displacement unit, movable back and forth in the X direction, having a motorized g... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7223610 | Direct phosphorylation state monitoring on biomolecules Method for measuring the presence or absence of chemical groups, in particular phosphate groups, attached to biological molecules in a sample in which these molecules are tagged with fluorescent markers and these fluorescent markers are activated by means of irradia... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207219 | Rod-shaped element for liquid level detection and corresponding device for liquid level detection A metal rod-shaped element for a liquid detecting device is essentially cylindrical and has first and second ends. In at least one length, starting from the second end, the element has an isolating coating and an electrode strip is provided which extends along a lon... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7202945 | Device and method for analyzing samples The present invention relates to a device (1) and a method for determining parameters of fluid-containing samples (2) in a system (3) for individually irradiating the samples (2) with light (4) of a light source (5) in an es... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7169275 | Method for separating particles in free flow electrophoresis A method for separating particles in free-flow electrophoresis FFE includes conveying a separation medium using a dosage pump into a separation chamber; releasing the separation medium via outlets; applying an electrical field in the separation medium; coupling a pa... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169278 | Apparatus and separation media for separating particles in free-flow electrophoresis A free-flow electrophoresis (FFE) apparatus and separation medium for separating particles therefore, includes a separation chamber with a dosage pump for conveying medium, electrodes for applying an electric field in the medium and sample injection points for addin... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7158226 | Optical system and method for exciting and measuring fluorescence on or in samples treated with fluorescent An optical system and method of exciting and measuring fluorescence on or in samples treated using fluorescent pigments using such an optical system having at least one first laser (1); a mirror (4); a deflection element (7); an optic (8)... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153405 | Cassette, system, and 2-D gel electrophoresis method for separating molecules A gel electrophoresis cassette (33) is disclosed which includes two plates (34, 35) and at least one seal (36) which separates these plates. The seal (36) is annular; it may be positioned essentially in the region of the outer edge of the... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7123398 | Arrangement and use of a slit diaphragm Device (1) and method for delimiting a field (3) impinged with light from a light source (2), particularly on the surface of an optical element (4) and/or sample (5), having a slit diaphragm (6) including a slit height (7... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7088054 | Apparatus for emitting pulses of light and systems employing such apparatus An apparatus with a flash lamp can trigger a flash of light by application of an ignition pulse. The apparatus encompasses a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a switching element and a control circuit. The first capacitor, second capacitor and switching element a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077940 | Strip holder, chamber, cassette, and 2-D gel electrophoresis method and system for performing this method for separating molecules A strip holder (1) is disclosed for accommodating a gel strip (3) for separating molecules using gel electrophoresis. The strip holder (1) disclosed is distinguished by including a baseplate (4), at least one stop (5), which is off... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7055723 | Device and system for dispensing or aspirating/dispensing liquid samples The invention relates to a device (1) for dispensing or aspirating/dispensing liquid samples, including a pump (2) and a micro-ejection device (3), the micro-ejection device (3) having a pulse generator (4) with a chamber (5... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054001 | Support for a microtiter plate A support for a microtiter plate has a base and a supporting plate connected to the base by a fixable ball and socket joint so the plate can tip and/or rotate in a limited way. The center of rotation of the joint lies at the upper side of the support plate and the b... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6946287 | Device for providing a hybridization chamber, and process unit and system for hybridizing nucleic acid samples, proteins, and tissue sections A device (1) is disclosed for providing a hybridization chamber (2), for hybridizing nucleic acid samples, proteins, or tissue sections on a slide (3), which is implemented so that it is movable in relation to this slide (3) and includes ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926866 | Method and device for separating samples from a liquid System, method, and computer program product for synchronizing a system for aspirating and/or dispensing of liquid samples that includes a microejection device and a pump, which are connected with one another via tubing, wherein a computer is capable of being loaded... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6869571 | Device for aspirating and dispensing liquid samples A device (1) for aspirating and dispensing liquid samples having a pump (2), which comprises a cylindrical chamber (3), a piston (4) movable in this cylindrical chamber, and a piston drive (5) engaging on the piston. The device add... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6848633 | Spray device In an aspirating and dispensing/spraying device, a holder is screwed onto a tube, connected to a liquid supply line, in such a way that it is displaceable along the tube by rotation. The tube is surrounded at a distance by a coaxial sleeve, which is solidly anchored... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6824024 | Device for the take-up and/or release of liquid samples A device for aspirating and/or dispensing liquid samples has a hollow body with a cavity for the liquid. A movement element for aspirating and/or dispensing the liquid is moved by a movement unit having a first drive element driven by a first drive. A pipette tip or... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6705962 | Relocation device A drive unit of a carriage has a drive wheel and a deflector, offset parallel to a racks both of which are implemented as gearwheels, around which a closed elastic toothed belt with teeth on both sides is guided, whose inner teeth engage with the wheels described an... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6582662 | Devices and methods for the performance of miniaturized homogeneous assays This invention relates to methods and apparatus for performing microanalytic and microsynthetic analyzes and procedures. The invention provides a microsystem platform and a micromanipulation device for manipulating the platform that utilizes the centripet... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6555792 | Thermocycler and lifting element Some of the blind holes (6) between indentations (4) of a heating surface (3) contain lifting elements (7) which, after opening of a cover, release a microtitre plate (13) from the heating surface (3) and raise said microtitre plate about 2 to 3 mm, so th... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6530755 | Micropump The ejection orifice (7) of a micropump including a baseplate (3) of glass and a cover plate (4) of silicon and intended for ejecting small liquid drops, has a diameter of about 50 μm, and is located in the center of a flat front surface (12) which, in o... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6514465 | Apparatus for receiving an object, arrangement for transporting and for receiving and object and method for their operation A support surface (3) is bordered on at least two sides by fins while mounted at an opposite corner is a clamping device comprising a slide (6) which can be drawn back from a starting position against the force of a coil spring (9) and which has a clampin... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6458324 | Receiving device and receiving means, transfer device, and workstation and method for their operation A workstation has a transfer device with a gripper which is suitable for gripping sample tubes by a gripper clamp and for moving them from a sample tube rack to a sample tube bucket, for example for centrifuging. The transfer device has a receiving device... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6455787 | Method for determining the weights of liquid units, weighing insert and weighing arrangement For avoiding evaporation-related errors in the calibration of a dispenser by weighing liquid units delivered by said dispenser, an absorbent (9) in a weighing vessel (8) is arranged on a weighing pan (2) and binds the liquid units delivered onto said abso... | 09/24/2002 |
