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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7947237 | Rack system The invention provides a rack system containing an adapter for convenient application of small volumes of sample in a vessel to analysis. ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7326565 | Storage apparatus The invention provides an incubator 1 wherein a microplate transport device 5 is disposed inside a chamber 11 centrally thereof. The transport device 5 comprises a transport table 50 for placing a microplate thereon and is capable ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320777 | PCR sample handling device A device for handling PCR microcards, each having an array of sample chambers closed by a transparent material on one side thereof, in relation to a PCR instrument, the device including a carrier having an apertured region with an array of holes corresponding in num... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7270996 | Automated bioculture and bioculture experiments system The present invention provides a feedback controlled bioculture platform for use as a precision cell biology research tool and for clinical cell growth and maintenance applications. The system provides individual closed-loop flowpath cartridges, with integrated, ase... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7241616 | System for culturing human cells and tissues Disclosed is a human cell/tissue culturing system including a plurality of incubators, each incubator capable of aseptically storing/culturing cell(s) or tissue(s) derived from a (human) individual and identifying the cell(s) or the tissue(s) during incubation, wher... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238517 | Thermal cycler for automatic performance of the polymerase chain reaction with close temperature control An instrument for performing highly accurate PCR employing a sample block in microtiter tray format. The sample block has local balance and local symmetry. A three zone film heater controlled by a computer and ramp cooling solenoid valves also controlled by the comp... | 07/03/2007 |
| RE39566 | Thermocycler and lifting element Some of the blind holes (6) between indentations (4) of a heating surface (3) contain lifting elements (7) which, after opening of a cover, release a microtitre plate (13) from the heating surface (3) and raise said microtit... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198940 | Bioreactor apparatus and cell culturing system A bioreactor apparatus and cell culturing system is provided for the automated cultivation and processing of living cells remotely both on earth and in low gravity which utilizes a generally cylindrical reactor vessel that may be optionally rotated about its cylindr... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186549 | Container for shipping items in aircraft A container for shipping items in an aircraft includes a shipping compartment and an expandable chamber for receiving gas from the shipping compartment. At least one conduit connects the expandable chamber to the shipping department so as to permit the flow of gas t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179643 | Device and a process for expansion of haemopoeitic stem cells for therapeutic use A sterilizable bio-reactor comprising a three-dimensional reactor culture assembly substantially equivalent to a bone marrow micro environment, an inert bio-compatible scaffolding material located on a base of the reactor culture assembly to provide a micro environm... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169355 | Apparatus and method for ejecting sample well trays The invention includes a heating apparatus for biological samples. The heating apparatus of the present invention includes a cover, a sample block having a plurality of openings in a top portion thereof for receiving a sample well tray having a plurality of sample w... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7157270 | Lightweight chamber having variable configurations and a method for making such An anabolic chamber constructed of a plastic with additives to create desirable characteristics such as resistance to corrosion and bacteria growth. The anabolic chamber has a double-wall structure with internal support ribs for creating a water jacket for facilitat... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7015031 | Biological specimen-culturing system and method with onboard specimen development sensors A specimen culturing system and method is employed to culture biological specimens, preferably embryos. The embryos are cultured in an incubator in separate culturing sites, such as wells, which can each hold an embryo container, such as a Petrie dish, that contains... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6940055 | Microtiter plate with integral heater A microtiter plate system includes an integral heater. In an embodiment, the integral heater includes a heater plate. In another embodiment, the integral heater includes resistive heater wires positioned beneath and/or between the wells of a microtiter plate. In an ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6921660 | Cell motility and chemotaxis test device and methods of using same The present invention discloses a device for monitoring chemotaxis or chemoinvasion including a housing comprising: a support member and a top member, the top member mounted to the support member by being placed in substantially fluid-tight conformal contact with th... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6881572 | Assay device incubator An assay device incubator comprises a housing (46) defining a region within which at least one assay device is located in use, the housing defining laterally opposed sidewalls (48, 50) of at least one bay (33) in which an assay device can be loc... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6878538 | Apparatus for receiving and aligning a multiple electrode pair array and a multiple treatment cell for use in electroporation An apparatus is provided for receiving and aligning a multiple electrode pair array and a multiple well plate used in electroporation. The apparatus includes a housing which includes a bottom housing portion and a pair of side housing portions which project upward f... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6875602 | Portable thermocycler This invention relates to a portable thermocycler having a unique geometric configuration, which allows the device to be made durable, compact and adapted for field-use. In general, the device includes a case, a rotary plate having a plurality of constant temperatur... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6875405 | Tube rack A tube rack comprises a base having an array of vertical openings extending therebetween, the openings being configured and dimensioned to receive a plurality of tubes, with the upper ends of the tubes being accessible at the top surface. The base includes base side... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6875604 | Thermal cycling device with mechanism for ejecting sample well trays A thermal cycling device for biological samples. The thermal cycling device may include a sample block, an annular plate, and a plurality of spring devices interposed between the sample block and the annular plate. The sample block has a plurality of openings for re... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6843818 | Sterilized filter and a method for manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a filter preferably for an anabolic chamber or incubator utilizing an activated carbon of the filter which has been vacuumed to remove contaminants. The assembly occurs in a clean room environment. Upon assembling the filter, vacuum sealing... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6756224 | Device for receiving a chip shaped carrier and process for assembling a plurality of such devices A device for receiving a chip shaped carrier having an active surface, e.g. a surface which carries an array of DNA oligonucleids and which is adapted to be read by an electro-optical reading device. The device comprises: a cartridge having an opening for receiving ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6703236 | Thermal cycler for automatic performance of the polymerase chain reaction with close temperature control An instrument for performing highly accurate PCR employing a sample block in microtiter tray format. The sample block has local balance and local symmetry. A three zone film heater controlled by a computer and ramp cooling solenoid valves also controlled ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6699712 | Electroporation chamber A shocking chamber for performing electroporation is constructed in the form of a base and a hinged lid which when lowered forms an enclosure with the base that fully encloses a cuvette and impresses a high voltage across the cuvette, the voltage connecti... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6682926 | Device for packaging a chip shaped carrier and process for assembling a plurality of such carriers The invention provides devices for packaging a chip shaped carrier having an active surface which is adapted to be read by an electro-optical reading device, e.g. a surface which carries an array of DNA oligonucleotides. The invention further provides pro... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6656724 | Apparatus for automatic implementation of chemical or biological methods The invention relates to a device for automatic implementation of chemical or biological methods in sample vessels, more particularly for sequencing and amplifying nucleic acid sequences, including a pipette apparatus and a thermocycler, the pipette appar... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6640891 | Rapid thermal cycling device A thermal cycling device consisting of a plate containing a plurality of wells to hold liquid and a lid that covers the plate and contains a number of "pins" that insert into the wells of the plate to control the temperature of the sample in the well. Bio... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6638761 | Thermal cycling device with mechanism for ejecting sample well trays A thermal cycling device for biological samples. The thermal cycling device may include a sample block, an annular plate, and a plurality of spring devices interposed between the sample block and the annular plate. The sample block has a plurality of open... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6635492 | Heating specimen carriers A method and apparatus for heating specimens in wells of a metallic specimen carrier. The specimen carrier is heated by applying resistive heating directly to the carrier. An AC source and transformer may be used where the specimen carrier is in series wi... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6632654 | Canister for inventorying susceptability test devices in an automated microbiological analyzer An elongate canister having a generally rectangular cross-section sized to house a plurality of antibiotic susceptibility test arrays stacked one atop another and maintained secure within an environmentally controlled inventory chamber in a random access ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6623956 | Embryo-culturing incubator assembly An embryo culturing incubator is provided with a shelf configuration that enhances air circulation inside of the incubator, and enables unimpeded access to the individual embryo culture plates that are disposed on the shelves in the incubator. The incubat... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6558947 | Thermal cycler A thermal cycling device for a titration plate enables selected sample wells to be individually subjected to heating and cooling cycles independent of the temperature of adjacent sample wells. Each sample well is fitted with its own mechanism for independ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6555792 | Thermocycler and lifting element Some of the blind holes (6) between indentations (4) of a heating surface (3) contain lifting elements (7) which, after opening of a cover, release a microtitre plate (13) from the heating surface (3) and raise said microtitre plate about 2 to 3 mm, so th... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6518059 | High efficiency microplate incubator A laboratory microplate incubator (10) including a housing (12) having a specially-sized, enclosed incubation chamber (24) therein and a temperature control assembly (14) that uniformly maintains the temperature within the incubator in a desired range. Th... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6514750 | PCR sample handling device A device for handling PCR microcards, each having an array of sample chambers closed by a transparent material on one side thereof, in relation to a PCR instrument, the device including a carrier having an apertured region with an array of holes correspon... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6503751 | Controlled atmosphere incubator A controlled atmosphere incubator having an interior chamber surrounded by a heated water jacket. A glass access door of the chamber is directly heated by a clear, electrically conductive coating. The door is sealed against the perimeter of the opening by... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6500666 | Hybridization oven/incubator rotisserie and bottle retainer system The invention relates to a hybridization oven or incubator, and more particularly to a rotisserie and carousel/retainer system for use therein. The rotisserie includes a spindle that is readily removable from the oven, having a first end received in an an... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6492163 | Cell culture tube and multiple roller tube cell culture system using the same A cell tube for ex vivo culturing animal cells and a multiple roller tube cell culture system are disclosed. Suitable for use in culturing cells, the tube has at its opposite end walls two openings through which culture media can come in and out. The open... | 12/10/2002 |
