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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113067 | Pipette A pipette and a process for producing a pipette (10) with a capacity of from 1 to 50 ml from a thermoplastic polymer. An essentially cylindrical pipette shaft (12) with an internal diameter (di) and an essentially cylindrical cup-shaped pipe... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8033187 | Device and method for taking samples The invention relates to a device and a method for taking liquid or gaseous samples from containers and/or tubes that are filled with a medium, in particular from fermenters, by means of negative pressure, wherein an element which acts as a non-return valve is arran... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033188 | Pipettor software interface A hand-held electronic pipettor includes menu driven software for controlling the information displayed on the user interface display, for inputting information to program the pipettor and for controlling the operation of the pipettor. ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8015887 | Instrumented pipette tip An improved pipette tip (100) including an elongate body stretching between a proximal end (116) and a distal end (114). The body (112) is typically made from a plurality of layers (e.g. 130, 132, 134, 136, 138) configured and arra... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7987736 | Device, use and method for drawing off a liquid A device for drawing off a liquid from a container comprising a drawing-off needle having a free lower end and an upper end, a suction deliverer connected to the upper end of the needle, and a blower carried by the needle allowing drops of the liquid present on the ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7819029 | Automated pipette machine There is also provided an apparatus for use on an automated pipette machine for transmitting pressure changes produced by a pump on the machine to a pipette nozzle. The apparatus comprises a housing defining a chamber a first conduit and a second conduit. The first ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7540205 | Electronic pipettor A hand-held electronic pipettor is designed particularly to be programmed and operated with one hand for the convenience of the user. It uses a capacitance touchpad control for programming, and a separate run button for the operating mode. Internal components are lo... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7448287 | Pipette with agitation feature A system and method extracts/deposits fluid and includes a pipette having a pipette body portion and a pipette tip. A stirring/agitation mechanism including a fiber or a rod extends through the interior of the pipette tip, wherein a fiber end or rod end of the fiber... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7438858 | Dispensing assembly for liquid droplets A dispensing assembly for liquid droplets that includes a dispenser connected to a liquid carrying pipe which in turn is connected to a source of pressurized liquid. The dispenser has an elongated body member having a main bore connected to the liquid carrying pipe.... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427379 | Liquid dispensing apparatus A liquid dispensing apparatus comprises a liquid reservoir (32), an outlet port (6; 36) and driving means for forcing liquid (4) through the outlet port (6, 36). The driving means generates a pulse of gas which impinges upon the liquid ( | 09/23/2008 |
| 7402286 | Capillary pins for high-efficiency microarray printing device This invention provides improved components (e.g. array “pins”, print head, substrate platen, print head platen, and the like) for microarray printing devices as well as microarray printing devices incorporating such components. In one embodiment, this invention... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7396512 | Automatic precision non-contact open-loop fluid dispensing A rugged, all-electronic fluid dispensing system for use with pipettes or in other contexts indirectly measures fluid flow by using a non-linear system model to correlate vacuum existing at the top of a column of suspended fluid. Non-contact operation is provided to... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7384604 | Sample introduction system A sample introduction system includes at least two, and preferably three, syringe pumps. The flow rates of two of the syringe pumps are varied, while keeping the overall flow rate constant. The sample introduction system is preferably utilized in an analytical instr... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7367243 | Traps and vents in flow-through pipet This invention relates generally to a volumetric pipet used to make a volumetric measurement and transfer a measured amount of liquid. More specifically the invention relates to a pipet that fills from the top, works well with automated systems because it does not r... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7320259 | Pipette tip for easy separation A pipette tip is provided including sidewall having a distal end and a proximal end. The sidewall extends from the proximal end to the distal end and defines a surface around a center axis. The distal portion defines a tip having an aperture. The proximal portion ha... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314598 | Dispenser and dispensing device A dispenser has a pressure sensor enabled to detect a pressure precisely by forming a pressure sensor integrally with a syringe constructing a nozzle to thereby eliminate a pipeline or the like. The dispenser is provided for sucking and discharging a liquid from a n... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303725 | Automated high volume slide staining system An automated slide processing apparatus includes a plurality of work stations arranged in a stack, and a transport/elevator for transporting slides between the various work stations. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303728 | Fluid dispensing device The invention concerns a fluid dispensing device, characterised in that it comprises: a dispensing member (10) including: a conduit (42, 44) allowing through a transporting liquid (52), a valve (48) fixed to one of the ends (38) of... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7284453 | Method and apparatus for maximizing liquid aspiration from small vessels Apparatus and method for aspirating liquid from a container, e.g., a test tube or other vessel, includes apparatus for sensing that an aspiration probe tip is contacting the inside bottom wall of the container, whereby a maximum volume of liquid can be aspirated fro... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267801 | Pipette tip box shucking method and apparatus The present invention provides an improved apparatus and method for loading tips onto a pipettor. A means for applying removal force on the pipette tip box is provided so as to ensure that the box is dislodged from the pipette tips after the pipette tips have been f... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7244397 | Digital burette and method for displaying the dose volume in said digital burette The invention relates to a digital burette having a manual drive for suctioning and applying an adjustable dose volume, a gear unit connected downstream and a digital display device controlled thereby for setting the dose volume. The control comprises an incremental... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232688 | Systems and methods for preparing and analyzing low volume analyte array elements Methods for dispensing tools that can be employed to generate multi-element arrays of sample material on a substrate surface. The resulting substrates are also provided. The substrates surfaces can be flat or geometrically altered to include wells of receiving mater... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231839 | Electroosmotic micropumps with applications to fluid dispensing and field sampling Apparatus and methods according to the present invention preferably utilize electroosmotic pumps in fluid handling and field sampling applications. The electroosmotic pumps used in these applications are capable of generating high pressure and flow without moving me... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7219816 | Easily sealed and opened pre-filled, disposable pipette A pre-filled disposable pipette (10) consisting of a hollow bulb (12) dimensioned to enclose a medicinal product. From a lower end (16) of the bulb (12) is attached sequentially a medicinal transfer tube (24) and a medication fill ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198758 | Microarraying head and microarrayer A microarraying head 51 has a base portion 57 and a plurality of needles 53. The needles 53 are arranged in parallel with one another on the base portion 57. The needles 53 place a solution on substrates 3 with the to... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182915 | Pipette configurations and arrays thereof for measuring cellular electrical properties The present application is directed to pipette configurations, arrays of the same and methods for using such pipettes and arrays to accomplish electrical measurements, including whole cell and on cell measurements. In one aspect of the present invention, a pipette i... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159475 | Apparatus and method of sampling semivolatile compounds An apparatus and method for sampling semivolatile compounds is disclosed. A collection bag is placed around an air conditioning vent on an aircraft. An opening in the collection bag receives air from the air conditioning vent into the bag. An exit in the collection ... | 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 |
| 7141786 | Particle sampling preconcentrator An apparatus is provided for identifying trace amounts of substances of interest in an air flow. The apparatus includes an inlet for receiving the air flow and an outlet for exhausting major portions of the air flow. The outlet is offset from the inlet. A porous imp... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7125727 | Sample handling tool with piezoelectric actuator A material handling tool includes a piezoelectric motor that causes actuation of a needle. Actuation of the needle may include aspiration and/or dispensing of a fluid sample and/or movement of the needle to pick or place a material sample. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7105130 | Adjustable pipette A pipette includes a housing defining a suction chamber. A piston is configured to move in the suction chamber. A first retainer mechanism includes a first threading configured to limit a motion of the piston in the suction chamber. A second retainer mechanism inclu... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100460 | Concentric tube microplate autosample interface In accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the invention, a system for obtaining a fluidic sample from a container is presented. The container defines a volume for holding the sample, the volume being closed by a seal. An outer tube has a proximal end and a di... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093507 | Pipette control arrangement A pipette control arrangement consists of a housing assembly adapted for operatively housing a pump assembly and for operatively connecting a pipette to the pump assembly via a flexible air tube. The pump assembly is adapted to independently accommodate a plurality ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7081228 | Apparatus for preparing a fluid sample aliquot A sample aliquot pipette tip (SAT) includes a pipette tip and a sample aliquot cup. The pipette tip is collapsible. The sample aliquot cup is arranged above the pipette tip and is fluidly coupled with the pipette tip. The SAT works in concert with a tip aliquot supp... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077018 | Cleanable volume displacement pipetter A volume displacement pipette that includes a channel within the piston. The channel allows for cleaning fluids to be continuously run through the pipette tip for cleaning the tip. One end of the channel may be closed during normal operation of the pipette. Multiple... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7071000 | Method for sampling reaction products A method for sampling reaction products includes delivering a reactant through a sampling probe to contact a substance deposited on a substrate and reacting the reactant to form a reaction product. At least a portion of the reaction product is withdrawn through the ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7025933 | Microarray dispensing with real-time verification and inspection A microarrayer for spotting solution onto a receiving surface in an automated microarray dispensing device. Elements of the present invention include: at least one dispense head for spotting the receiving surface, at least one light source capable of illuminating th... | 04/11/2006 |
