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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163541 | Cell culture apparatus and control method thereof A cell culture apparatus is provided in which a plurality of culture vessels can be mounted and removed in a set, which has a regulation mechanism that can fix each culture vessel in the correct position, and which enables suppression of production costs. The cell c... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8110396 | Thermocycling device with a thermal switch comprising a magnetic or metal thermoconducting liquid and a stimulating unit The invention relates to a thermocycler module for heating and/or cooling of a thermocycling device comprising a thermal switch, a heating block and a heat sink. The thermal switch comprises a thermoconducting liquid, e.g. a magnetic fluid or a liquid metal, and a s... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105824 | Integrated chip carriers with thermocycler interfaces and methods of using the same Methods and systems are provided for conducting a reaction at a selected temperature or range of temperatures over time. An array device is provided. The array device contains separate reaction chambers and is formed as an elastomeric block from multiple layers. At ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8080412 | Multiwell incubation apparatus and method of analysis using the same A continuous temperature-gradient incubation apparatus designed to solve the problem of moving of liquid vapor generated on the high-temperature side toward the low-temperature side to thereby cause condensation. There is provided a multiwell incubation appar... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8053229 | Thermal cycler A thermal cycler includes a bearing element, a heating element, a first cooling element, and a temperature controller. The bearing element carries at least one reaction mixture. The heating element raises the temperature of the reaction mixture. The heating element ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043849 | Thermal cycling device Multi-layer devices suitable for thermal cycling processes. The devices are particularly suitable for performing polymerase chain reactions (PCR). One embodiment includes a first conducting layer, a second conducting layer adjacent to the first layer, and a third co... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7955840 | Thermal cycler for PCR including temperature control bladder Methods and devices for performing chemical reactions under controlled temperatures are described. In one embodiment, the devices provided by the invention comprise a housing dimensioned to hold a reaction chamber disposed within an interior volume of the housing. T... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955841 | Temperature control device with a flexible temperature control surface A device for controlling temperature in a reaction chamber is disclosed. The device comprises: a bladder assembly comprising a housing dimensioned to hold a reaction chamber disposed within an interior volume of the housing; and a first temperature-control bladder d... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7935524 | Pasting edge heater An apparatus and method for thermal cycling including a pasting edge heater. The pasting edge heater can provide substantial temperature uniformity throughout the retaining elements during thermal cycling by a thermoelectric module. ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7927869 | System and method for supporting a biological chip device A support apparatus for maintaining, storing, and transporting biological materials, such as cells. In accordance with certain embodiments of the invention, the biologic materials may be integrated to an electronic component to form a biological chip device, which m... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7906324 | Apparatus and method for incubating cell cultures A portable, self-contained incubation apparatus has a cell container in which a cell culture can grow. The cell container resides on a base along with other components that maintain the environmental conditions inside of the container within a desired range. The sel... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7867761 | Tray stack adapted for active gassing A stack of communicating trays for cultivation of cells, whereby the tray stack is equipped with a gas exchanger having at least one processed aperture for fast and substantially uniform distribution of gas to the trays. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867762 | Climate control unit with germ-proof separated sections Climate control unit with an interior section containing a storage space and with a closable access opening to the storage section whereby at least one part of the interior section is separated and sealed against the rest of the interior section thus forming a separ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867763 | Integrated chip carriers with thermocycler interfaces and methods of using the same Methods and systems are provided for conducting a reaction at a selected temperature or range of temperatures over time. An array device is provided. The array device contains separate reaction chambers and is formed as an elastomeric block from multiple layers. At ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7838286 | Incubator An entry of air from the outside of an incubator into an incubation room is prevented. The incubator comprises an adiabatic box main body having an opening on a front face thereof, an adiabatic door mounted to the adiabatic box main body to be opened/closed, a trans... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7816128 | Automatic cell cultivation apparatus having a multijoint robot An automatic cell cultivation apparatus is provided which is capable of conveying the culture container, exchanging the culture medium, and operating other jobs promptly by a robot. The automatic cell cultivation apparatus has a cultivation apparatus main body for c... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7795013 | Holder and method for cooling or heating samples A holder for a microtitreplate or an array of separate test tubes comprising a first panel (1) provided with a recess (2) for receiving each well (3) of the microtitreplate or test tubes and a second panel (7), which together with the fir... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7785867 | Culture device and storage container The invention provides a culture apparatus or a reserving stock room which receives a lot of culture vessels without vibration. The culture apparatus or the reserving stock room is provided with storage shelves (12a, 12b, . . . ) for cult... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7781207 | In vitro fertilisation The present invention relates to a method and a system for producing a mammalian pre-embryo and a stem cell having a better quality than prior art methods. The system comprises means for obtaining a mammalian oocyte, and means for obtaining a mammalian spermatozoa, ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7767447 | Instruments and methods for exposing a receptacle to multiple thermal zones A receptacle having a plurality of interconnected chambers arranged to permit multiple process steps or processes to be performed independently or simultaneously. The receptacles are manufactured to separate liquid from dried reagents and to maintain the stability o... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7754477 | Incubator An object of the invention is to provide a multigas incubator capable of shortening humidity-returning time after closing its door. The incubator comprises an adiabatic box main body having an opening on a front face thereof, an adiabatic door mounted on the adiabat... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7709250 | Continuous flow thermal device The present invention provides a thermal cycling device including: a heat exchanger body (3) having a longitudinal axis and longitudinally divided to provide at least two segments which are able to be heated to different temperatures so that said body has per... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7704735 | Integrated chip carriers with thermocycler interfaces and methods of using the same Methods and systems are provided for conducting a reaction at a selected temperature or range of temperatures over time. An array device is provided. The array device contains separate reaction chambers and is formed as an elastomeric block from multiple layers. At ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7678568 | Incubator The invention provides an incubator 1 wherein stackers 3 having a plurality of microplate accommodating portions are arranged in a chamber 11, and a microplate transport device 5 is arranged for transporting a microplate 31 within ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7670834 | Gas thermal cycler The present application relates to an apparatus and method for thermal cycling using a source of cooling gas. ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7659109 | Pasting edge heater An apparatus and method for thermal cycling including a pasting edge heater. The pasting edge heater can provide substantial temperature uniformity throughout the retaining elements during thermal cycling by a thermoelectric module. ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7659110 | DNA amplification device A processing block 2 is composed of a base 5, where an upper substrate 6 formed with a metal material M and a lower substrate 7 formed with the metal material M or a ceramic material E are adhered, and cells C . . . supported by this base... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7547541 | In vitro fertilisation The present invention relates to a method and a system for producing a mammalian pre-embryo and a stem cell having a better quality than prior art methods. The system comprises means for obtaining a mammalian oocyte, and means for obtaining a mammalian spermatozoa, ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7537927 | Reaction system for thermal cycling Method and apparatus for carrying out a thermal cycling reaction, wherein a succession of samples is conveyed through a series of sequentially arranged temperature control sites, each of the sites comprising means for supplying an electric current to, or inducing an... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7442542 | Shallow multi-well plastic chip for thermal multiplexing Disposable units in current use for performing PCR are limited by their heat block ramping rates and by the thermal diffusion delay time through the plastic wall as well as by the sample itself. This limitation has been overcome by forming a disposable plastic chip ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431832 | Systems for reducing water contamination In some embodiments, a system may reduce contaminants in water. A system may include a biofilm in a container. The biofilm may be formed from one or more bacteria coupled to one or more substrates. The bacteria may be selected to maximize the reduction of contaminan... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419819 | Apparatus for cell culture Apparatus for cell culture occupying little space, providing economical efficiency, reducing working labor, faulty manipulation, and promoting the prevention of contamination, which is suitable for small scale cell culture . The apparatus permits the execution of at... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414724 | Light diffuser used in a testing apparatus An apparatus for photometrically testing several specimens each irradiated by a light source, the light altered by the specimens being detected by an optical device and analyzed, the apparatus including a light source, a plurality of sample holders configured adjace... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410793 | Optical instrument including excitation source An optical instrument is provided for simultaneously illuminating two or more spaced-apart reaction regions with excitation beams generated by a light source. The light source can include an area light array of light emitting diodes, one or more solid state lasers, ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7357296 | Method and system for decontaminating mail A method and system for sterilizing mail is provided. A mailbox is loaded with mail and closed. A decontamination process is performed over a predetermined period of time. An indicator communicates the status of the decontamination process. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351574 | Loading and ejection systems for biological growth plate scanner The invention is directed to a biological scanner for scanning biological growth plates. A biological growth plate can be loaded into the biological scanner. Upon loading of a biological growth plate, the biological scanner generates an image of the plate and may pe... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347872 | Connective tissue substitutes, method of preparation and uses thereof The present invention relates to connective tissue substitute implant and method of preparation thereof. The implant is essentially composed of two bone anchors joined at the proximal ends by matrix layers and/or filaments coated by supplementary biocompatible matri... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334630 | Closed-loop microchannel cooling system Apparatus and methods according to the present invention utilize micropumps that are capable of generating high pressure and flow without moving mechanical parts and the associated generation of unacceptable electrical and acoustic noise, as well as the associated r... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332271 | Apparatus and methods for parallel processing of micro-volume liquid reactions Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for conducting multiple simultaneous micro-volume chemical and biochemical reactions in an array format. In one embodiment, the format comprises an array of microholes in a substrate. Besides serving as an ordered array o... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329394 | High throughput incubation devices The invention provides an efficiently automated incubation device that reduces the number of powered moving parts in the device and the amount of air transfer between environments that are internal and external to the device. ... | 02/12/2008 |
