Pipette tip
US-D1049416-S · Oct 29, 2024 · US
Apparatus and methods for pipetting with interchangeability among different pipette tips
US9079178B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9079178-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313760697-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Priority date | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Publication date | Jul 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2015 |
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Pipette tips of different sizes may be coupled to a pipettor without needing to modify the pipettor. The same pipettor may thus be utilized to exchange different pipette tips, which may be done in an automated manner. Pipette tips may be coupled to adaptors that include proximal ends for interfacing with the pipettor and distal ends for interfacing with pipette tips. The proximal ends may all have the same geometry, matched with the same pipettor. The distal ends may have different geometries matched with different pipette tips. A pipettor may be part of a liquid handling apparatus and movable in an automated manner to different deck positions. The pipettor may include a locking mechanism for locking adaptors to the pipettor or locking pipette tips directly to the pipettors, and an ejection mechanism for ejecting pipette tips from corresponding adaptors.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for operating a pipettor, the method comprising: selecting a first pipette tip from a plurality of pipette tips, the plurality of pipette tips comprising one or more of the first pipette tips and one or more second pipette tips, wherein the first pipette tip comprises a first pipette tip proximal end of a first interface geometry and the second pipette tip comprises a second pipette tip proximal end of a second interface geometry different from the…
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- What does patent US9079178B2 cover?
- Pipette tips of different sizes may be coupled to a pipettor without needing to modify the pipettor. The same pipettor may thus be utilized to exchange different pipette tips, which may be done in an automated manner. Pipette tips may be coupled to adaptors that include proximal ends for interfacing with the pipettor and distal ends for interfacing with pipette tips. The proximal ends may all h…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Agilent Technologies Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B01L3/0279. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jul 14 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).