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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7373958 | Liquid crystal dispensing apparatus A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus facilitating detection of vapor within liquid crystal material, facilitating removal of residual liquid crystal material, and facilitating precise control of predetermined dispensing positions and dispensing amounts includes a c... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372511 | Device for controlling spreading of liquid crystal and method for fabricating an LCD Device for controlling spreading of liquid crystal including a stage, and variable temperature controlling means in the stage for controlling spreading of the liquid crystal, wherein the variable temperature controlling means is formed of a heating wire, and control... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7347617 | Mixing in microfluidic devices Mixing of liquids in a microfluidic device is accomplished by dispensing the liquids into a first chamber to produce combined liquid. The liquids are thereafter discharged through at least one capillary from the first chamber into a second chamber for complete mixin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335188 | Lumbar puncture fluid collection device A device for collecting spinal fluid during a lumbar puncture or other medical procedure includes: a) an upper, generally cup-shaped portion including an open top, an upper cup side wall, an upper cup base plate at a lower end of the upper cup side wall, and a drain... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316750 | Method for manufacturing liquid crystal display The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display utilizing the dispense-injection method, and it is an object of the invention to provide a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display which allows an optimum quantity of liqu... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7306016 | Liquid crystal dispensing apparatus having confirming function for remaining amount of liquid crystal and method for measuring the same A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus determines an amount of liquid crystal remaining within a liquid crystal container. The apparatus includes a liquid crystal dispensing unit for containing dispensable liquid crystal, capable of be dispensed directly onto a subst... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305896 | Capillary fill test device A device for receiving a sample of liquid, such as a sample of bodily liquid which is to be subjected to further analysis, may include a body having at least a major surface and a minor surface. A sample-receiving chamber may be located in the body and may have an i... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7297531 | Apparatus and method for testing liquid samples An article for holding a liquefied sample for the quantification of biological material in the sample includes a device having a reaction chamber enclosing a volume therein, the reaction chamber having an upper opening through which a liquefied sample can be poured ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295279 | System and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display devices Disclosed is a system for fabricating a liquid crystal display (LCD) using liquid crystal dropping (LC) and a method of fabricating an LCD using the same. The invention includes an LC forming line dropping LC on a first substrate, a sealant forming line forming seal... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7258839 | Temperature controlled microfabricated two-pin liquid sample dispensing system A cooled liquid sample dispensing system comprises a pair of pins for holding a droplet of liquid therebetween and a cooling element. Each pin includes a tip spaced predetermined distance from the other pin to define a sample acquisition region. The pins acquire and... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7250989 | Substrate bonding apparatus having alignment system with one end provided inside vacuum chamber for liquid crystal display device A substrate bonding apparatus for a liquid crystal display device includes a vacuum processing chamber, a lower stage provided in an interior of the vacuum chamber, an upper stage provided in the interior of the vacuum chamber and having at least one first through h... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244160 | Liquid crystal display device bonding apparatus and method of using the same A liquid crystal display device bonding apparatus includes a chamber part for bonding substrates together, a plurality of moving elements within the chamber part, and at least one origin verifying system provided along moving paths of the moving elements. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228879 | Apparatus for dispensing paint and stain samples and methods of dispensing paint and stain samples An improved fluid dispenser specially adapted to provide sample-size amounts of a fluid mixture is shown and described. An automated closure and seal system is provided for the manifold that moves, on command from a controller, from a closed or sealed position there... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7201880 | Sample dispenser The invention relates to a sample dispenser, for the application of liquid samples on to a sample absorbing area, with a sample dispenser body (1) having at its end a sample pick-up surface (5) bounded by a continuous edge (6), wherein the sampl... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182423 | Leakage detection apparatus and method for multi-channel inkjet cartridge A leakage detection apparatus and method for a multi-channel inkjet cartridge. The leakage detection apparatus includes a plurality of electrodes and a controller. Each of the electrodes is disposed in one of channels of the inkjet cartridge respectively, and contac... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182106 | Fluid dispensation method Under a reduced-pressure environment, stopping at will liquid that flows out from a nozzle tip, or dispensing liquid with the level of energy at which it will not splatter has proven difficult. To address such difficulties, parameters including nozzle bore, and surf... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7125711 | Method and apparatus for splitting of specimens into multiple channels of a microfluidic device A microliter liquid sample, particularly a biological sample, is analyzed in a device employing centrifugal and capillary forces. The sample is moved by capillary forces into one or more metering wells which define the amount of the sample to be analyzed in subseque... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7096897 | Liquid crystal dispensing apparatus having confirming function for remaining amount of liquid crystal and method for measuring the same A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus determines an amount of liquid crystal remaining within a liquid crystal container. The apparatus includes a liquid crystal dispensing unit for containing dispensable liquid crystal, capable of be dispensed directly onto a subst... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094354 | Method and apparatus for separation of particles in a microfluidic device A microfluidic device provides separation of particles in a liquid sample, particularly, separation of a sample of whole blood into its components for further analysis. Separation into red blood cells and plasma occurs within a few seconds after the blood sample has... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066586 | Ink refill and recharging system Ink refill systems are disclosed. In general, an ink source comprising a saturated zone and a tubarc porous microstructure for conducting ink from the saturated zone to an unsaturated zone are provided. The ink can be delivered from the saturated zone to the unsatur... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7041257 | Microfabricated two-pin liquid sample dispensing system A two-pin liquid sample dispensing system is provided. The two-pin dispensing system comprises a pair of separately movable pins for holding a droplet of liquid therebetween. Each pin includes a tip spaced predetermined distance from the other pin to define a sample... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7027122 | Bonding apparatus having compensating system for liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same An apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes a vacuum processing chamber having a substrate entrance, an upper stage and a lower stage provided at an interior of the vacuum processing chamber, and a compensation system positioned within th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6997216 | Liquid crystal dispensing system A liquid crystal dispensing system includes a container for containing liquid crystal; a liquid crystal measuring sensor proximate the container; a discharge pump for pumping liquid crystal from the container, and a nozzle for dispensing liquid crystal discharged fr... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6974671 | Methods for indentifying compounds that modulate gluconeogenesis through the binding of CREB to the PGC-1 promoter In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that CREB regulates hepatic gluconeogenesis via the co-activator, PGC-1. PGC-1 potentiated glucocorticoid induction of the gene for PEPCK, the rate limiting enzyme in gluconeogenesis, via the glucocort... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6945285 | Apparatus and method for collecting fluid fractions An apparatus and a method for collecting fluid fractions. The present apparatus includes an inlet, a channel, a plurality of collectors, and an outlet. The inlet communicates with the collectors and the outlet through the channel. The collectors are disposed between... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6918404 | Irrigation and drainage based on hydrodynamic unsaturated fluid flow Irrigation and drainage systems are disclosed, including a saturated zone and at least one pipe in communication with the saturated zone. The pipe(s) can be configured to comprise a tubarc porous microstructure for conducting water from the saturated zone to an unsa... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6911345 | Methods and apparatus for analyzing polynucleotide sequences The present invention provides an apparatus for analyzing the sequences of polynucleotides. The apparatus comprises (a) flow cell which has at least one microfabricated multilayer elastomeric synthesis channel; and (b) an inlet port and an outlet port. The inlet por... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6782928 | Liquid crystal dispensing apparatus having confirming function for remaining amount of liquid crystal and method for measuring the same A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus determines an amount of liquid crystal remaining within a liquid crystal container. The apparatus includes a liquid crystal dispensing unit for containing dispensable liquid crystal, capable of be dispensed directly onto a subst... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6432365 | System and method for dispensing solution to a multi-well container An automated sample-on-solid-support processing system includes a treatment solution supply subsystem which feeds solvent to a dispenser to dispense a measured amount of treatment solution to each well of a multi-well plate. The dispenser measures the sol... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6427732 | Filler unit for automatically topping up a container with liquid A filler unit for automatically topping up a battery cell (14) includes a float vessel (16) for containing the liquid to be dispensed and a float valve assembly (34) for establishing a predetermined substantially constant head of liquid in the vessel (16)... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6401769 | Apparatus for dispensing a predetermined volume of a liquid Apparatus for dispensing a predetermined volume of a liquid (18) comprises a reservoir (12) for the liquid, a channel (13) provided with an outlet (16) for conveying the liquid (18) from the reservoir to the outlet, and means for generating a pulse of gas... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6375819 | Fluid delivery system for capillary electrophoretic applications An automated electrophoretic system is disclosed. The system employs a capillary cartridge having a plurality of capillary tubes. The cartridge has a first array of capillary ends projecting from one side of a plate. The first array of capillary ends are ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6309891 | Capillary printing systems The invention provides printing systems and methods for depositing small volumes of liquid on solid substrates. These systems and methods are useful with a wide variety of liquids and substrates and offer a wide variety of applications, including the depo... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6305585 | Filler nozzle for packaging for biological liquids, in particular for artificial insemination A filler nozzle for packaging, in particular for use in artificial insemination, has a plastics material body with a male or female conical part that partly surrounds a capillary tube made from stainless steel or a plastics material. The filler nozzle is ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6244309 | Rugged high flow rate valve for bottle filling machines There is disclosed a filling valve for incorporation in a bottle filling machine such as the Crown bottle filling machine or other functionally similar bottle filling machine, which The filling valve has a housing adapted so that the liquid beverage will ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6135166 | Filling valve (two screens) A filling valve assembly for filling a container (11) with a fluid material and comprising a valve body (16) having an outer wall (18) defining an inner chamber (20). A vent tube (30) extends upwardly through the chamber (20) for ventilating the container... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6116297 | Article comprising a refillable capillary tube In one embodiment, the present invention provides an improved liquid dispenser suitable for dispensing a small volume of liquid. The liquid dispenser has a capillary channel suitable for aspirating and retaining a predetermined and repeatable volume of li... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6040193 | Combinatorial strategies for polymer synthesis An array is created by moving a dispenser toward a solid support until a tip of the dispenser touches the support, withdrawing the tip from the surface and releasing a drop of 5 nanoliters or less in an area smaller than 1 mm2 to create an arra... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6024138 | Dispensing device for dispensing small quantities of fluid Dispensing device for dispensing small quantities of fluid comprising a compressible balloon with an end-to-end capillary inserted within the walls of the balloon in such a way that the one end of the capillary communicates with the interior of the balloo... | 02/15/2000 |
