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Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon
A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178043 | Device for analyzing samples Embodiments directed to a device for analyzing samples administered from a sample vessel are disclosed. One embodiment may comprise a central unit having a supply of reaction vessels and a sampling unit by which at least part of a sample is transferred from one of t... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8163239 | Sample analyzer The sample analyzer comprises a transporting device for transporting a rack for holding a plurality of containers containing samples respectively and having a recording part in which identifying information has been recorded that identifies the rack, a reading devic... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158058 | Automatic analyzer An automatic analyzer is disclosed that includes a supplementary reagent storage section and reagent bottle transfer mechanism besides an analysis reagent storage section, and that, by managing information on reagents stored in these two reagent storage sections, is... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158059 | Integrated dissolution processing and sample transfer system The invention provides a system and method for dissolution testing. The system includes multiple dissolution vessels and a dose carrier positioned above the dissolution vessels. The dose carrier holds multiple removable carousels that receive individual doses for di... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153061 | Storage and supply system for clinical solutions used in an automatic analyzer A fluid handling system adapted to provide storage and supply of a number of liquid solutions to an automatic clinical analyzer having three different bottle-like containers, a collapsible plastic-metal-plastic pouch having a mouth-like opening, a fitment to be seal... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147756 | Device for carrying out a chemical or physical treatment Device for carrying out a chemical or physical treatment, comprising a frame on which a turntable is arranged rotatably. The reaction vessels are arranged on the turntable, and a different connection between the feed/discharge lines, which are fixedly connected to t... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142719 | Analysis device A device is disclosed, being an analysis device for the study of biological or chemical samples by means of a reagent liquid supplied via a pipette. The device has an instrument housing with a base plate, a working plate arranged on the base plate horizontally to re... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137622 | Device for washing and hybridization of biochips A device for biochip hybridization or washing is provided, which comprises a carousel (12), a translational movement controller, a revolving movement controller, and optionally a heating chamber (13). The revolving movement controller controls the revo... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8124014 | Auto-calibration circuit or label and method of forming the same An auto-calibration circuit or label is adapted to be used with an instrument. The instrument is adapted to determine information related to an analyte of a fluid sample. The auto-calibration circuit or label comprises a plurality of electrical connections, first an... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8071053 | Dispensing apparatus A dispensing apparatus includes a dispensing arm, a driving motor, and a transmitting/buffering unit. The dispensing arm is rotatable and conveys a fluid drawn at a predetermined drawing position to a predetermined discharge position. The driving motor rotates the d... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8071025 | Automatic analyzer An automatic analyzer having a smaller size, allowing a larger number of reagents to be loaded, and having a higher processing capability. Reagent disks are disposed inside and outside a reaction disk. Reagent probes are disposed to be able to suck reagents from the... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8062594 | Storage and supply system for clinical solutions used in an automatic analyzer A fluid handling system adapted to provide storage and supply of a number of liquid solutions to an automatic clinical analyzer having three different bottle-like containers, a collapsible plastic-metal-plastic pouch having a mouth-like opening, a fitment to be seal... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8048374 | Automatic analyzer An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic analysis method and an automatic analyzer which are suitable for improving throughput by changing reagents during analysis without placing a load on an operator, and without stopping the analysis. There i... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043560 | Automatic analyzer An automatic analyzer using a reaction vessels of disposable type is provided which is compact in construction and with high accuracy of measurement. The analyzer is comprised with a reaction container which is capable of having a plurality of cuvettes of dis... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038940 | Automated machine for transferring solution from a source microwell plate to a destination microwell plate An automated machine for transferring solution from a source microwell plate to a destination microwell plate. A plurality of pins is used for transferring the solution. The pins are attached to pin assemblies. The pin assemblies are attached to the circumference of... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038941 | Method for increasing throughput in an automatic clinical analyzer by duplicating reagent resources A method for maximizing analyzer throughput irregardless of the mix in demand of different assays to be conducted by duplicating the reagents required to conduct selected assays in at least two separate reagent servers and also enabling newly incoming selected assay... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034305 | Container segment assembly A container segment assembly suitable for use with a carousel of an analytical instrument, including (a) a container rack having the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, the container rack capable of receiving containers in a substantially linear row and (b) a con... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8017076 | Solid-solid direct-heating reaction disc arrangement The present invention discloses a solid-solid direct-heating reaction disc arrangement comprising a reaction disc body, clampers, a heater and a driving plate. Holding slots for receiving reaction cups are formed axially through the reaction disc body at constant in... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8007722 | Analyzer An analyzer comprising: a reagent suction unit for suctioning reagent from a reagent container; an analyzing unit for analyzing an analyzing specimen comprising a sample and the reagent; a container raising and lowering unit comprising a mounting platform, wherein t... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003049 | Analyzer In an analyzer for analyzing a sample that reacts with a reagent 25, an analyzing tool 10, an infrared sensor 1 and a temperature controlling part 5 are provided. Inside the analyzing tool 10, a reaction cell 24 in which the... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003050 | Device for analyzing samples A device for analyzing samples is disclosed, which are supplied in sample vessels (2), a central unit (1) with reaction vessels (2), a transport unit (6) for transporting the reaction vessels and at least one analytical unit (7, 8, 9 | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003051 | Thermal structure for sample processing systems Sample processing systems for processing sample materials located in sample processing devices that are separate from the system are disclosed. The sample processing systems include a rotating base plate with raised and/or non-planar thermal structures on which the ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7993583 | Passive microfluidic array card and reader A microfluidic array card and reader system for analyzing a sample. The microfluidic array card includes a sample loading section for loading the sample onto the microfluidic array card, a multiplicity of array windows, and a transport section or sections for transp... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7985375 | Sample preparation system and method for processing clinical specimens A system and method for automated handling of vials containing liquid medical specimens is disclosed. The robotic system processes the specimens for further downstream molecular analysis. The processing comprises automated vial cap removal, pipetting of the vial con... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7955555 | System and method for multi-analyte detection The present invention provides a system and method for the simultaneous detection of multiple analytes in a sample. The detection system includes a housing that holds a reagent carousel rotatably coupled thereto. Further included in the housing is an incubator carou... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951329 | Rotary luminometer A rotary luminometer subsystem presents test vessels to a detection mechanism to be read as part of the automated immunoassay analyzer system. The rotary luminometer provides a read station separate from that of the transportation element of the luminometer. Within ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7939018 | Multi-format sample processing devices and systems Devices, methods, and systems for processing sample materials are disclosed. The present invention may provide a bridge between standard microtiter plate systems, methods, protocols, etc. (that include wells arranged in rectangular arrays) and rotating sample proces... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939019 | Sensor package with an interim auto-calibration circuit An interim auto-calibration circuit or label adapted to be used with a sensor package. The sensor package is adapted to be used with first and second instruments to determine the analyte concentration of fluid sample. The instruments are different and include respec... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7919045 | Auto-calibration label and methods of forming the same An auto-calibration circuit or label is adapted to be used with different instruments. The auto-calibration circuit comprises a first plurality of electrical connections and at least one electrical connection. The first plurality of electrical connections is utilize... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914739 | Continuous polymer synthesizer Described is a system and method for synthesizing polymeric molecules such as oligonucleotides and polypeptides. The system is capable of continuously synthesizing molecules by providing an array of reaction sites and an array of stations for carrying out synthetic ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7910061 | Colorimetric absorbance measurement apparatus In a colorimetric absorbance measurement apparatus, a filter assembly on which a plurality of filters are arranged in a circular pattern is continuously rotated by a motor at a regular speed based on a motor drive signal fed from a motor drive circuit, each of the f... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7897106 | Situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining apparatus and method Contemplated herein is an automated microscope slide antigen recovery and staining apparatus and method that features a plurality of individually operable miniaturized pressurizable reaction compartments for individually and independently processing a plurality of i... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887751 | Reagent cassette and automatic analyzer using the same A reagent cassette used in an automatic analyzer for a clinical examination room, which provides an analysis environment enabling an operator to select reagent bottles with proper capacities depending on the number of tests to be performed in each different type of ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7875240 | Auto-calibration label and method of forming the same An auto-calibration circuit or label (20) being adapted to be used with different first and second instruments. The first instrument being different from the second instrument. The auto-calibration label comprising first and second plurality of electrical con... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7867443 | Method and apparatus for automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples The present invention concerns a method and apparatus for automatic staining or other processing of a biological sample on a slide, perhaps robotically, by applying predetermined amounts of reagents in a predetermined sequence according to a processing protocol, the... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7842237 | Automatic analyzer and rack transfer device An automatic analyzer which is applied to a device for analyzing specimen by the transfer of a specimen holding rack to an analysis unit and designed not to complicate the transfer system of the rack even if the number of the analysis units is one or increased to tw... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7785534 | Automatic analyzer An automatic analyzer is disclosed that has a structure capable of using reagent containers each having an ID, such as a barcode, attached either on the top surface or the undersurface thereof, or alternatively on each of them. This automatic analyzer, therefore, al... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7776263 | Apparatus for providing homogeneous dispersions An apparatus for mixing a liquid in a container in order to provide a homogeneous solution or suspension of the liquid in the container. In particular, the apparatus of this invention can be used to provide a homogenous dispersion of particulate material in a liquid... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771656 | Automatic analyzer A reagent dispensing mechanism (15), first and second dispensing-mechanism transfer means (26, 27), and a second reagent vessel (reagent cassette) carrying-in/out mechanism (24), which are constructed by employing an XY-mechanism, are arranged s... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7749441 | Automatic analyzer An automatic analyzer is disclosed that dispenses a sample and a reagent into each of a plurality of reaction vessels to allow them to react with each other, and that measures the liquid formed as a result of the reaction. This automatic analyzer includes a first re... | 07/06/2010 |
