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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113068 | Micro-liquid transfer apparatus and micro-liquid transfer method In a micro-liquid transfer apparatus including two washing tanks (first washing tanks A and B), operations to transfer a sample are carried out using two pin tools (pin tools A and B) alternately. While one pin tool A is being mounted on a pin tool holder and is bei... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7681466 | Programmable random access sample handler for use within and automated laboratory system A method and a device for removing high priority samples from a primary conveyor and transferring such samples directly to an analyzer's sampling location even if other samples have been previously removed from the conveyor and are in a queue to be analyzed. ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7380615 | Core sample extraction system A core sample extraction system for extracting a plug from soil and removing the plug from the device so that the soil and any roots in the plug can be analyzed includes a boring tube including a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end is driven into soil to isolat... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7255016 | Soil sampler apparatus and method An apparatus removes soil samples at intervals over a field of interest. The apparatus comprises a sampling assembly (60) that rotates on a track (32) riding on a plurality of idler wheels (29, 31). A probe (66) extends and retracts under... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7232354 | Inflatable buoyancy device with water-dependant triggering mechanism This invention is directed toward a device which provides buoyancy to objects with negative buoyancy in water. The invention comprises a water-sensitive trigger which, when activated, causes a compressed gas to exit a canister and enter a balloon, which expands, the... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216555 | System and method for mobile soil sampling A soil sampling implement and method have a sampler assembly supported from an implement frame for movement across a field. The sampler assembly includes a tapered cylindrical cutting shoe and a soil collection trough. The cutting shoe has a leading cutting edge arr... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7188744 | Container support A container (10) having a plurality of panels (12–18) joined together to form a sleeve (64). The panels (12–18) each have an end edge that cooperate to define an imaginary plane (P) at one end of the sleeve (64). The container ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7127956 | Method of sample delivery for a sample analyzer and liner handling system The invention relates to a method of sample delivery for a sample analyser, which has a delivery device for samples which can be loaded with exchangeable liners, which are tubular at least at the inlet end and hold the sample, the liners, on which there is respectiv... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111521 | Sampling system for moving fluid A system for sampling a moving fluid utilizes a housing in the shape of an airfoil having a leading edge adapted to be disposed in the moving fluid such that the moving fluid will initially encounter the leading edge. A fluid flow pathway extends through the airfoil... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7096749 | Air sampling device and method A lightweight, economical, mass-producible, reusable airfoil can be deployed in an airspace while in or attached to any moving vehicle for the purpose of collecting air samples. A frame has an airfoil shape that provides pressure differentials that preferentially di... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7082849 | Apparatus and method for extracting volatile constituents A method and apparatus for ensuring the collecting volatile constituents contained in a solid sample S such as leaf tobacco. In particular, a sample vessel 10 for containing a sample of a solid containing volatile constituents, a gas feeding device 16 ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7052914 | Automated method for examining catalytic and spectroscopic properties of the components of combinatorial libraries The invention relates to an automated method for carrying out reactions with high spatial resolution on libraries of different materials and for analysis of the products obtained using a simple robot system and an analyzer, for example a mass spectrometer. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047829 | Device for testing traces of explosives and/or drugs An apparatus is provided for detecting whether a person has handled explosives, narcotics or other substances of interest. The apparatus includes a metallic sample collection surface on which a person may place a finger. Upon removal of the finger, the metallic samp... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6973846 | Sample handling device for an analytical instrument The invention relates to a sample handling device for an analytical device, comprising a sampler provided with a holder, a movable holding arm for the holder and a support for the holder, said support being arranged in a stationary manner with respect to the holding... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6953552 | Spotting device for fabricating microarrays of biological samples and spotting pin inserted therein The present invention relates to a spotting device for fabricating microarrays of biological materials and a spotting pin inserted therein. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a spotting device, which comprises several pins and pin-guiding holder... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6935198 | Sampling apparatus having a linear indexing sample collection station A sampling apparatus is characterized by a sampler and a sample collection station. The sampler is stationary and periodically delivers discrete product samples to a stationary inlet to the sample collection station. The sample collection station includes a deck hav... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6833113 | Sample suction apparatus A sample suction apparatus includes: first through third members; a drive source; and a suction needle provided on the third member. The drive source reduces a distance between the first member and the third member to perform: a first action of shifting the first me... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6817227 | Aboveground leak detection system for detecting sub-surface fluid leaks from fluid containing vessels An apparatus and method for sampling sub-surface soil gas samples and detection of distinctive chemical tracer compounds in the soil gas samples employing an aboveground sampling apparatus. The aboveground sampling apparatus does not include any device that penetrat... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6796194 | Liquid sampling device A sampling system includes a rocket body, and a first sampling vessel coupled to the rocket body, wherein, during operation, a propellant is discharged from the rocket body and causing the rocket body to be propelled towards a body of liquid. The sampling system may... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6742405 | Deep Lysimeter A deep lysimeter including a hollow vessel having a chamber, a fill conduit extending into the chamber through apertures, a semi-permeable member mounted on the vessel and in fluid communication with the fill conduit, and a line connection for retrieving the lysimet... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6712161 | Tool and method for soil sampling A containment cartridge for extracting and preserving a soil sample comprises a cylindrical sampling barrel for insertion into the soil for collecting a soil sample. ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6696288 | Pre-greased collecting rod assembly for pollen and fungal spore sampling and method of making it Collecting rods are pre-greased for use with a rotorod sampler. Multiple collecting rods are molded in one piece with a header to form a group. The collecting rods are attached to the header by thin gates so that they can be easily broken off for use. Mul... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6620620 | Micro liquid evaporator The drop-by-drop evaporation of a liquid or solution is controlled by monitoring the disappearance of each successive droplet and by actuating the deposition of the next droplet until the desired volume is deposited. In the case of a solution, non-volatil... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6605257 | Micro array manufacturing apparatus A present micro array manufacturing apparatus includes a substrate placement portion 11 on which a plurality of substrates can be arranged, a tighter plate 12 for storing a solution including a living body sample, a solution storing member 52 for taking i... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6599479 | Device and procedure for the electrically triggered microdrop release with a dispensing head A multi-channel dispensing head including a plurality of micropipettes, each micropipette having an electrically actuatable trigger device with a ground and signal terminal; and a shared carrier having a plurality of receptacles located in a one- or two-d... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6579499 | Liquid compound pin replicator with weight bias A pin replicator is disclosed for dispensing minute volumes of liquid onto a substrate surface in an array in connection with drug discovery, diagnostic analysis, and other applications. The pin replicator comprises a base plate, a plurality of pins recip... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6576477 | Method for pipetting solution, and a pipetting apparatus using the same After attaching a disposable pipette tip to an end of pipetting probe, which is held by a movable holder, humidity in the pipette tip is increased before a pipetting operation of a sample or a reagent. The pipette tip is transferred to a high humid chambe... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6551558 | Method and device for liquid transfer with an analysis apparatus The invention concerns a liquid transfer device for an analysis apparatus with a liquid transfer cannula (5) and a capacitive liquid level detector to detect the immersion of the liquid transfer cannula (5) in an analysis liquid contained in a vessel. To ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6551557 | Tip design and random access array for microfluidic transfer The present invention relates to a ceramic tip and a random access print head for the transfer of microfluidic quantities of fluid. The print head can randomly collect and deposit fluid samples to transfer the samples from a source plate to a target. The ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6537818 | System and method of aspirating and dispensing reagent Apparatus and methods for aspirating and dispensing reagents are provided. Aspirating of reagents is accomplished by a probe, a vial insert and reagent vial according to the present invention wherein a seal is formed between the probe and the vial insert ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6517779 | Device for separating micro objects The device serves for the transfer of microobjects, in particular of biological objects, from a current substrate (9) to a target substrate. In this case, use is made of a displaceable pipette system which is connected to a pressure generating device for ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6423548 | Housing for receptacle filling A method and apparatus for capturing a sample of flowable material from a closed system inside a receptacle without exposing the sample to the ambient environment. The apparatus includes a housing having an opening at one end for receiving a receptacle an... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6387330 | Method and apparatus for storing and dispensing reagents A method and device for storing and dispensing specified subsets from a collection of tens, hundreds or thousands of different reagents to specified locations within microtitre trays or microarray substrates or the like. The reagents of interest are store... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6339966 | Bulk powder sampler with removable partitions and method of using A bulk sampling device for sampling mixtures of powder and semi-solid compositions. The sampling device comprises an apertured hollow outer tubular casing for receiving an inner receiving rod with adjacent non-communicating sample ports for holding sample... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6318190 | Systems for collecting fluid samples having select concentrations of particles Instruments and processes according to the invention provide for the preparation of a fluid sample that has a substantially known concentration of a select particulate matter. In one aspect, the invention is understood as laboratory instruments for sample... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6164127 | Well flowmeter and down-hole sampler An apparatus for and a process of evaluating well bore flow of water and for sampling of water within a well. A hose is inserted into the well to a known depth. To evaluate the water, a tracer fluid is introduced into the hose until the pressure within th... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6116100 | Method for automatically assembling a sample cup having a weighted ring on top of a planar sample therewithin and delivering it to a test apparatus A rotatable arm mechanism capable of acquiring two elements simultaneously for purposes of assembly, disassembly and delivery. At one end of the rotatable arm there is mounted a vacuum cup capable of acquiring generally planar elements such as film sample... | 09/12/2000 |
