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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7658121 | Flow cytometric apparatus and method The present invention discloses a flow cytometric apparatus comprising a flow chamber to be passed through by a sample in a row in sequence, a sample storage means for metering and storing the sample, a sample syringe for driving the sample into the flow chamber, a ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7617743 | Device and method for distributing measurement sample and cleaning tubes Disclosed are a device and a method for distributing measurement sample and cleaning tubes. The device comprises a diluent container for accommodating a diluent therein; an aspirating tube for sucking a measurement sample; a first syringe for quantifying the measure... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7361509 | Dynamic metered fluid volume determination method and related apparatus A method for dynamically determining the volume of a liquid dispensed by a metering system, the metering system including a metering pump, a pump motor, a sensor, and a conduit interconnecting the pump and a metering probe. The method includes the steps of aspiratin... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7335339 | Disposable apparatus for use in blood testing A disposable apparatus for use in blood testing and being adapted for simultaneous dilution of a blood sample into two different dilution ratios, said apparatus including a block-shaped housing having integrated therein a first and a second receptacle, one of which ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318359 | Sampling means and system for testing a sample liquid A sampling device and a system for testing of sample liquid are proposed. Very simple and prompt testing of the sample liquid is enabled in that the sampling device has a reservoir for the dilution liquid and that the taken-up sample liquid can be delivered by the d... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7270788 | Assay device processing instrument An assay device processing instrument comprises a plurality of processing modules. A transport system transports an assay device to each processing module, the transport system being adapted to transfer the assay device from the transport system to the module to ena... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7249529 | Robotically manipulable sample handling tool A sample handling tool, such as a colony picking head or robotic pipetting tool, includes sample handling needles, e.g., capillaries, arranged on the tool. Actuators are associated with each capillary to control flow for the capillary, e.g., to move the capillary an... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247487 | Reducing working fluid dilution in liquid systems A method of transporting a desired fluid in a channel includes: providing a working fluid to transport the desired fluid, such as a sample; providing a first segment of a first buffer fluid which is immiscible with the working fluid and the desired fluid; providing ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7197948 | Method of dosing liquid volumes and apparatus for the execution of the method Method for dosing liquid volumes, wherein a sample pickup portion with a pickup volume, the boundary of which is perforated with a liquid passage guiding to the outside and a gas passage, is dipped into a liquid with the liquid passage, a negative pressure is sudden... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189365 | Liquid treating equipment including a storage vessel and a discharge vessel In a liquid treating equipment to maintain a small amount of liquid to a desired liquid level with constantly supplying an additional liquid into a small capacity vessel, a storage vessel 13 to store the small amount of liquid, an injection tube 16 to ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188537 | Bung for an aspiration assembly A bung for an aspiration assembly sample collection tube, the bung (1) has a top surface (3), a tapered side surface (7) for fitting into the sample tube and a lower surface (5). First and second apertures (9, 11) extend through th... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7095032 | Focusing of microscopes and reading of microarrays Microscopes, including viewing and other microscopic systems, employ a hinged, tiltable plate to adjust focus on a flat object such as a microscope slide or biochip by motion, achieved by tilting, which is substantially normal to the focus point on the plane of the ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6998270 | Automated tissue staining system and reagent container An automated staining system and a reagent container designed for use with the automated staining apparatus. The reagent container includes a reagent containment section capable of containing a volume of a reagent. The reagent containment section includes an upper w... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6948389 | Dissolution test sampling Improved sampler apparatus and methods for dissolution testing include a controller that determines whether several different dissolution testing methods can be performed concurrently by the sampler and controls the sampler in response to the determination; fluid de... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948390 | Flow through pipet The present invention is directed to a flow through pipet for sample measurement. The pipet of the invention has a body defining an interior space for receiving a fluid. The drain line is provided to drain fluid above a drain line inlet, thereby establishing a repea... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6931948 | Multiple pipette and method of using the same A multiple pipette (X) comprising a first pipette (1) and a second pipette (2), wherein the first pipette (1) allows a liquid stored in a liquid storing section (17a) to be delivered a plurality of times by a fixed amount each and ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932502 | Mixing apparatus A mixing apparatus that includes a drop on demand fluid dispenser for adding an additive fluid to a receiver liquid to produce a composite liquid that includes the receiver liquid and the additive fluid. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913934 | Apparatus and methods for parallel processing of multiple reaction mixtures A cannula for use in transferring small volumes of fluid materials, such as in a parallel reaction process. The cannula comprises a long thin needle having various end (port) configurations, and an adapter for connecting the needle to a fluid line. The adapter may i... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6905657 | Methods and devices for storing and dispensing liquids In a liquid handling system including a liquid handling substrate having a plurality of channels for conducting a liquid sample in said substrate, where the channels terminate in a plurality of exit ports in an outer surface of the substrate for transfer of a quanti... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902702 | Devices and methods for producing microarrays of biological samples The present invention is directed to systems and methods for producing microarrays of biological samples using an improved slide platform, vacuum manifold, and variable pin contact velocity. Slides onto which spotting pins produce the microarray of biological sample... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6874379 | Pipet device with disposable tip A pipet device (A) includes a pipet nozzle (1) formed with an internal passage (10) and a hollow pipet tip (4) removably attached to the nozzle (1). The tip (4) is movable between a normal fixed position and a completely detached p... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6874699 | Methods and apparata for precisely dispensing microvolumes of fluids Devices and methods for depositing fluids on substrates in patterns of spots, lines, or other features use a nozzle, which is preferably configured similarly to a micropipette, having a piezoelectric crystal or other ultrasonic actuator coupled to one of its sides. ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6734424 | Method for microdispensing of fluids from a pipette An automated pipetting apparatus and method for forming sample spots on a support include a pipette. A robotic assembly moves a sample container, such as a multiwell microtiter plate, and the support to the pipette for receiving and dispensing liquid samples. The pi... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6709870 | Sample extracting device and adding device A sample tube of a sampling valve is moved up and down by a cylinder. When the sample tube is moved downward, a sample inlet opposes a stored sample, and the sample can be extracted. When the sample tube is moved upward, the sample inlet opposes a cleaning liquid pa... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6706538 | Microvolume liquid dispensing array Devices and methods for integrated packaging, shipping, storage and precise dispensing of extremely small volumes of liquids such as aqueous solutions and compounds dissolved in organic solvents are disclosed. Devices of the invention include a sealed reservoir with... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6676819 | Methods and apparatus for automatic on-line multi-dimensional electrophoresis The invention provides a method of performing one- and two-dimensional electrophoresis with or without gel in an automated way. The two dimensional electrophoresis can be performed either separately or continuously. Both electrokinetic and hydrodynamic fo... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6663353 | Fluid transfer system A sensor for detecting contact of a fluid delivery probe with a fluid surface and for detecting fluid flow through the probe includes a first electrode disposed along a fluid flow path of the probe upstream from a distal tip of the probe and a second elec... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6620383 | Microvolume liquid dispensing device Devices and methods for integrated packaging, shipping, storage and precise dispensing of extremely small volumes of liquids such as aqueous solutions and compounds dissolved in organic solvents are disclosed. Devices of the invention include a sealed res... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6575181 | Probe wash vessel having removable inner cannula A probe wash vessel characterized as having a cylindrical-shaped, outer test tube with at least two vertically aligned faucets, and an inner cannula positioned within the test tube, wherein the inner cannula is characterized by a top funnel opening attach... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6475444 | Rinsing tray system A rinsing tray system for pipette tips or transfer needles, arranged in the form of a matrix and having a bottom tray and a top tray, protrusions which have through-apertures arranged perpendicular to the base of the top tray and at the same grid spacing ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6456944 | Automatic analyzer for monitoring pipetting operations An automatic analyzer for the assay of liquid samples pipetted from a container into a mixing chamber includes a controller for controlling the operation of the analyzer in response to sensors that monitor the functions of the analyzer. Within the analyze... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6422248 | Device for cleaning pipette needles or stirrers The invention concerns a device for cleaning pipette needles or stirrers, the device comprising a trough which holds cleaning fluid and whose lower region has a fluid duct for filling and/or emptying purposes and whose upper region has at least one feed p... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6293162 | Fluid selection valve for a modular automated diagnostic apparatus A modular automated diagnostic analyzer having a fluid entry module for sample aspiration, a valve module for selecting fluids and a pump module for fluidic movement, so that a biological sample does not come into contact with the valve system through whi... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6228659 | Method and apparatus for making arrays Apparatus for producing a plurality of arrays of reagent regions is disclosed. A dispensing assembly in the apparatus has a plurality of heads which are spaced for depositing reagents at selected positions in different array areas in a substrate. As the h... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6155123 | Multivalving sample injection system A sample inject valve system is described, which enables a modified sample injection valve to perform many functions that are required to inject a sample into a chromatographic column, to minimize the amount of laboratory table space previously occupied b... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6126903 | Blood cell analyzer with tube holder and cap piercer A vial cap holder and cap piercer for holding vials of varying sizes sealed with pierceable caps, said holder comprising: a frame, a holder adjustably mounted to said frame, a plate mounted on said frame below said holder, the plate having an aperture, a ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6116098 | Device for sampling and/or injecting fluids liable to evolve according to a reversible reaction The invention is a device for sampling and/or injecting a fluid which evolves according to a reversible reaction, that enables the fluid to be restored to its initial state. The device inside a fluid sampling enclosure produces a counterpressure value nec... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6098471 | Diluting and measuring device for particle counting A device for particle counting includes a metering device for metering a volume of a liquid sample containing particles and a cylinder for dosing a volume of a diluting liquid to a dilution chamber. The cylinder has first and second ends and a piston. A c... | 08/08/2000 |
