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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364907 | Systems and methods for sorting samples Methods and systems for sorting compounds and compound holders into batches for subsequent processing are provided. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365343 | Apparatus and process for filling a medicament into a container Apparatus for introducing a medicament into containers, especially vials, in which the containers are passed through an enclosure and exposed therein to a sterilising electron beam. The containers are then conveyed to a filling station situated outside the enclosure... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360984 | Automatic analyzer and part feeding device used for the analyzer An automatic analyzer, comprising disposable parts such as large quantities of nozzle tips and reaction containers for use in sample analysis inspection, wherein the part rack (12) holding unused parts is raised from a lowest position to a rack separation sta... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7352889 | Automated storage and retrieval device and method A device and method for the automated storage and retrieval of trays holding subject matter. A computer system is programmed to control a storage gantry to move the trays between a storage rack and an automated machine. In a preferred embodiment, the subject matter ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334379 | Automated solid pharmaceutical product packaging machine An automated pharmaceutical product packaging machine simultaneously fills a plurality of product package templates in parallel with desired pharmaceutical dosing requirements. The templates are subsequently positioned over a temporary storage template having caviti... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318461 | Container carrier for samplers with transport cap The container carrier serves to hold containers for fluid samples. For the transport of the sample containers, the container carrier, which is directly but detachably connected with a cover part during the dispensation of fluid samples into the sample containers, is... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314595 | High throughput microarray spotting system and method A system is described for automatic retrieval of microplates from a carousel. The system includes an effector arm that retrieves a selected microplate from the carousel, a microplate retainer that receives the selected microplate from the effector arm, and a control... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308913 | Liquid filling method, liquid filling apparatus, and discharge apparatus A liquid filling apparatus includes a discharge head having a cavity for storing liquid, a nozzle communicated with the cavity, and a discharge device for discharging liquid stored in the cavity through the nozzle. In addition, the apparatus includes a liquid supply... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7272455 | Remote controlling device, program and system with control command changing function A control device for controlling a control target device includes a control content acquisition unit, a recognition unit, a device control unit, and a communication unit. The control content acquisition unit acquires control information containing operation instruct... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270158 | Apparatus and method for needle filling and laser resealing An apparatus is provided for needle filling and thermally resealing containers having stoppers that are needle penetrable for filling the containers with a substance, and are thermally resealable for thermally sealing a needle hole in the stopper upon withdrawal of ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267800 | Drainage system In a system for sucking and discharging a solution from a vessel (micro-plate assembly 6) by suction nozzles 2, processes for suction, discharge, separation, etc. can be carried out with use of a simple mechanism, including suction nozzle moving means ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7253006 | Device and method for manufacturing bead array, and method for detecting target substance A device for manufacturing a bead array is provided including a container, a liquid including a bead having a biological substance fixed on a surface of the bead, and means for ejecting the liquid including the bead on a desired position on a solid-phase base. A met... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7228990 | Unitized fibrous construct dispensing system The present invention is directed to a method and system for transporting and dispensing fibers into an aggregate mix, and more specifically, to a method and system for transporting and dispensing unitized fibrous constructs into a mix without affecting the structur... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223370 | Device for fully automated solid phase extraction Device for automatically implementing the SPE method, with a two-dimensional needle arrangement which is suitable for removing substances from different two-dimensional specimen vessel arrangements and dispensing them under pressure into a two-dimensional cartridge ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219703 | Rotating multi-chamber tablet feeder An improved tablet feeder includes a rotating body defining multiple chambers that are arranged in fluid communication with one another in a serial manner. Tablets flow through the multiple chambers for discharge from the tablet feeder. The rotating body has a rotat... | 05/22/2007 |
| RE39600 | Liquid sample dispensing methods for precisely delivering liquids without crossover A method for reducing carryover of and delivering liquid taken from a source container by a dispensing means to a target container by spinning the target container so that any liquid within the target container is removed from the dispensing means prior to dispensin... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201072 | Automated sampling device The present invention is directed to an automated sampling and/or dispensing device for minimizing possible sample contamination from contaminants (e.g., mechanical pieces of machinery, dust, or the like) falling into sample vials during analysis by having no mechan... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189369 | Distribution apparatus and method for detaching distribution tip in distribution apparatus In the distribution apparatus and the method for detaching distribution tips of the present invention, the detaching plate provided with openings being larger in diameter than outer diameter of the nozzle and smaller in diameter than outer diameter of the distributi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182912 | Fluid handling apparatus for an automated analyzer An analyzer for performing automated assay testing. The analyzer includes a storage and conveyor system for conveying cuvettes to an incubation or processing conveyor, a storage and selection system for test sample containers, a storage and selection system for reag... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176809 | Environmental data recorder for micro-well plate An environmental data recorder for recording environmental factors acting on micro-well plates. The environmental data recorder has sensors for sensing environmental factors and it has a microcontroller programmed to receive and process inputs from the sensors. The ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171920 | Milk sampling apparatus and method A milk sampling apparatus for use with a processor controlled milking system. The apparatus may include a cassette wherein milk sample collecting elements are placed, and at least one filling member capable of being placed above a selected one of the milk sample col... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168390 | Milk sampling apparatus and method A milk sampling apparatus for use with an automated milking system. The apparatus may include a cassette wherein milk sample collecting elements may be placed, and at least one filling member capable of being placed above a selected one of the milk sample collecting... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169362 | Microplate liquid handling system A microplate liquid handling system requiring minimum installation area, helping to avoid waste of various reagents, and making it possible to perform dispensing the various reagents in the shortest possible time. The microplate liquid handling system has a main fra... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168391 | Milk sampling apparatus and method Example embodiments of the present invention refer to a milk sampling apparatus and method for use with an automated milking system. The apparatus comprises a cassette (7) wherein milk sample collecting elements (9) are placed, and at least one filling... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159740 | Method and apparatus for parallel dispensing of defined volumes of solid particles A sample preparation system provides an automated process that dispenses appropriate amounts of solid material into wells of a microtiter plate for mixing into a suspension. The system utilizes an array of hollow tubes that are lowered into a particle reservoir such... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160511 | Liquid pipetting apparatus and micro array manufacturing apparatus A liquid pipetting apparatus for dispensing liquid of minute volume for use in a survey instruments of a hemanalysis machine, a genetic screening, and a pharmaceutical screening, etc., is disclosed. The liquid pipetting apparatus comprises a liquid holding member fo... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153699 | Microfabricated two-pin system for biomolecule crystallization A two-pin liquid handling system for crystallizing biomolecules comprises a pair of interacting pins for holding a droplet of liquid therebetween. Each pin includes a tip spaced predetermined distance from the other pin to define a sample acquisition region. The two... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7135146 | Universal non-contact dispense peripheral apparatus and method for a primary liquid handling device A removable secondary liquid dispensing module for use with an existing, automated liquid handling system that defines a work area having a plurality of discrete work stations. Each of the work stations of the automated liquid handling system includes a lab ware sit... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134459 | Methods and apparatus for mixing powdered samples Method for preparing a mixed powder sample by mixing two or more different powders comprising transferring a quantity of a first powder to a mixing vessel and transferring a quantity of a second powder to the mixing vessel to form a powder bed in the mixing vessel c... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128105 | Device for reconstituting a drug vial and transferring the contents to a syringe in an automated matter An automated medication preparation system including reconstitution of medication and its delivery to a syringe. An automated fluid delivery device that is movable in at least one direction and is adapted to perform at least one of the following operations: receivin... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125521 | Method to solve alignment mark blinded issues and technology for application of semiconductor etching at a tiny area A method of unblinding an alignment mark comprising the following steps. A substrate having a cell area and an alignment mark within an alignment area is provided. An STI trench is formed into the substrate within the cell area. A silicon oxide layer is formed over ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118918 | Automated biological reaction method An automated immunostaining apparatus having a reagent application zone and a reagent supply zone. The apparatus has a carousel slide support supporting a plurality of slide supports thereon, and drive engaging the carousel slide support for consecutively positionin... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117902 | Automated means of storing, dispensing and orienting injectable drug vials for a robotic application In one exemplary embodiment, an automated means for storing, dispensing and orienting injectable drug vials for a robotic application is provided and includes a plurality of automated syringe preparation stations is provided. The drug vial stores the medication that... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118708 | System of sample medium carriers with built-in memory elements and information input/output station for the carriers The invention relates to a system that consists of a plurality of sample plate carriers with resettable built-in memory devices and an information input/output station for the aforementioned memory devices. In the preferred embodiments, the aforementioned station co... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118010 | Apparatus, systems and related methods for dispensing and /or evaluating dry powders Methods, systems, and computer program products flowably dispense meted amounts of dry powders using a flexing piezoelectric layer to transmit a vibratory signal to the dry powder to facilitate fluidic flow through a flow channel. The apparatus for dispensing dry po... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112449 | Combinatorial chemical synthesis Combinatorial synthesis methods obtain a plurality of compositions having materially different characteristics using an apparatus having a plurality of collectors. A first quantity of fluid reactants are reacted to form a first quantity of product composition. Follo... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105351 | Handling method of body fluid sample and analysis apparatus using the same Sample sampling to an analysis apparatus 200 or 820 for analyzing a biochemical analysis item is performed by a pipetting device 202 or 840 which uses a repetitively used pipette nozzle, and sample sampling to an analysis apparatus 100... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101511 | Microplate liquid handling system A microplate liquid handling system capable of automatically performing both longitudinal collective suction/discharge and lateral collective suction/discharge on a single microplate. The microplate liquid handling system has a main body equipped with a moving devic... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096896 | Apparatus and method for needle filling and laser resealing An apparatus is provided for needle filling and thermally resealing containers having stoppers that are needle penetrable for filling the containers with a substance, and are thermally resealable for thermally sealing a needle hole in the stopper upon withdrawal of ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077175 | Particle packing of microdevice Provided are apparatuses and methods for introducing particles into a microdevice conduit. Also provided are microdevices containing a plurality of particles that occupy at least about 25 volume percent of a microconduit. In some instances, particles may controllabl... | 07/18/2006 |
