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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6866820 | Closure appliance for reagent containers The invention relates to an appliance for opening and closing a reagent-container stopper in a partially or fully automatic analysis apparatus, and to the method, which is applied by means of this appliance, for opening and closing a reagent-container stopper in a p... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6827904 | Liquid dispensing apparatus and an automatic analyzing apparatus using the same A liquid dispensing apparatus, includes a container for containing a liquid, a container setting part for setting the container, a dispensing mechanism part having a pipette for drawing and dispensing the liquid, a raising/lowering part for raising and lowering the ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 5628962 | Apparatus for opening and closing reagent containers An analyzing apparatus has a movable container holding table on which a plurality of liquid containers are arranged. Each liquid container includes a container body accommodating a liquid such as a reagent, an opening portion, and a cap hinged to the cont... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5579943 | Container and dispensing closure lid having a tear-away tab A dispensing closure lid having a tear-away tab for use with a container. The tab itself is configured with an outwardly extending grasping member. The pull tab is defined by a distinct sequence of slits and perforations. The slits have a greater length t... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5578494 | Cap actuator for opening and closing a container The present invention is a method for opening and closing a cap pivotally mounted on a container for storing reagents for use in an automated analytical instrument. The cap has one end for sealing the container and a tab extending from the other end for p... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5065877 | Container with lid A container (1) having a lid part (4) which is pivotally connected to the container by means of a pivot device (6), and which is provided with a handle part (5) which extends from the pivot device (6) in a direction opposite to the direction in which the ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4932544 | Bottle holder A bottle holder comprises a handle manually graspable by a user, a cap remover carried by the handle for receiving, gripping and removing the cap of the bottle, an attachment member fixed to the handle, open at one end, and having internal threads at the ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4121835 | Sound producing straw A sound producing device where a recorded sound track on the external surface of an elongate member, such as a drinking straw, produces sound as the straw is moved through a resilient lid of a container.... | 10/24/1978 |
