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7625525 Machine for processing samples of biological tissues and the like  
A machine for processing samples of biological tissues or the like, comprising a box-like structure, which delimits a compartment for accommodating trays for containing sample treatment liquid (the...
7622081 Integrated active flux microfluidic devices and methods  
The invention relates to a microfabricated device for the rapid detection of DNA, proteins or other molecules associated with a particular disease. The devices and methods of the invention can be...
7622079 Dual nest microplate spotter  
A fluid distribution system comprises a table configured to engage at least two microplates and moveable in an X-Y plane and in a Z direction toward and away from the X-Y plane. The fluid...
7622078 Apparatus for the automated clinical analysis of samples  
The apparatus comprises an assembly of modules functionally interrelated with one another, and controlled by means of a central control unit in an embodiment of circular type in concentric rings of...
7622077 In situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining apparatus and method  
An automated in situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining method and apparatus for treating a plurality of microscope slides. The process of heat induced antigen recovery and the process of...
7615375 Osmotic reaction cell for monitoring biological and non-biological reactions  
A method and apparatus for measuring the presence or absence of reaction between a first and second material of interest by measuring osmotic pressure changes in a reaction cell. The reaction cell...
7611905 Apparatus and method of assay in utilizing attenuated total reflection  
A surface plasmon resonance (SPR) assay apparatus has an assay stage, which is loadable with a sensor unit. The sensor unit has a prism, thin film, flow cell and flow channel for flow of sample. A...
7611899 Sensor release for a sensor dispensing instrument  
A sensor dispensing instrument adapted to handle a sensor pack containing a plurality of sensors and to perform a test using one of the sensors. The sensor dispensing instrument includes an outer...
7610942 Cell suspension rotating fluidic pump  
A low pulsatility syringe pump including a duplex bearing set rotatingly supporting a lead screw, and a transmission having a first drive train configured to increase a number of motor rotations...
7608466 Process and device for producing reagent carriers  
The invention concerns a process for producing reagent carriers having a binding capability that are suitable for determining analytes in liquids, wherein the process comprises at least one step of...
7608463 Enhanced waveguide and method  
An optical assay apparatus having an optical filter, an optical sensor with a light ray redirection portion and an assay sensing portion, and a filter to block certain wavelengths of excitation...
7608456 Micro plate treating device and micro plate carrying method  
In a microplate processing apparatus that removes lid ( 11 ) of microplate ( 10 ) conveyed by microplate conveying mechanism ( 3 ), performs a dispensing process by dispensing head ( 8 ), and...
7608042 Blood monitoring system  
The present invention is directed towards apparatuses and methods for the automated measurement of blood analytes and blood parameters for bedside monitoring of patient blood chemistry....
7606680 Control device and analyzer  
The present invention quickly resolves troubles in an analyzer and performs effective external quality control management. An analyzer ( 2 ) and a control device ( 1 ) are connected by a network (...
7597848 Device for transporting and holding microtiter plates  
A transport system for transporting and handling microtiter plates, for use in high throughput screening, diagnosis and/or combinatorial chemistry, comprising modules with devices for preparing...
7593788 Automated control strategy for fuel processor reactor shift catalyst regeneration  
A method and apparatus for use in regenerating a reactor shift bed catalyst are disclosed. The method comprises monitoring the saturation level of a reactor shift bed catalyst in a reformer;...
7593787 Systems and methods for the automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples  
Systems and methods allowing for the automatic control and scheduling of a staining apparatus for biological samples on slides present within the apparatus are provided. In some embodiments, the...
7585678 Method and apparatus for positioning a pipetting device  
A method for determining a reference position for a pipetting needle which is part of an automatic analytical apparatus that includes a rotatable conveyor, conveyor driving means, an automatic...
7585464 Biosensor cartridge and biosensor dispensing device  
A compact biosensor cartridge allows biosensors to be tested one by one and protects the biosensors from moisture until they are set. A biosensor dispensing device is also disclosed. A biosensor...
7582490 Controlled fabrication of gaps in electrically conducting structures  
A method for controlling a gap in an electrically conducting solid state structure provided with a gap. The structure is exposed to a fabrication process environment conditions of which are...
7582481 Method of multiple reaction in microreactor, and microreactor  
When fluids A and B are caused to flow together from a fluid introduction portion into a microreactionchannel, they are divided into a plurality of fluid segments A and B in a diametral section of...
7579192 High throughput screening methods for lubricating oil compositions  
A method for determining storage stability for a plurality of fluid lubricant samples of different compositions is provided. Each sample includes one or more lubricating oil additives, or a...
7579191 Reaction method using microreactor  
In a reaction caused by using a microreactor which provides a plurality of supply routes in communication with one reaction channel as a multicylindrical structure having a co-axis and causes a...
7579190 Method and apparatus for preparing cytological specimens  
An automated system for preparing a plurality of cytological specimens from a plurality of fluid samples in vials includes an apparatus for collecting a monolayer of cells from each sample and...
7572638 Automated system and method for processing multiple liquid-based specimens  
An automated system and method for individually processing multiple specimens of particulate matter-containing liquid in respective containers. The containers are transported seriatim along a...
7569190 Micro-sample cup rack adapter  
A small sample cup rack adapter having a spring biased plunger moveably disposed within a generally cylindrical outer body, with the plunger adapted to support a small sample cup within the outer...
7569189 Opening and closing a container  
An apparatus for opening and closing a container having a slidable shutter closure moving past the apparatus includes: a rotatable shaft having an axis perpendicular to the direction of travel of...
7560071 Instrument docking station for an automated testing system  
An automated testing system includes one or more laboratory devices that operate together to perform an assay. The testing system is designed such that a laboratory device may be seamlessly...
7560070 Cantilever sensors and transducers  
Sensor system ( 70 ) for detecting a target substance in a reference liquid, comprising a measurement cantilever ( 71 ) being functionalized by application of a first coating to one of the...
7556776 Microfluidic manipulation of fluids and reactions  
The present invention relates generally to microfluidic structures, and more specifically, to microfluidic structures and methods including microreactors for manipulating fluids and reactions. In...
7547556 Methods for filing a sample array by droplet dragging  
A method and an array filling system for loading a plurality of disparate sample containers, the sample containers comprising an integral structure. Each receptacle is characterized by a...
7534617 Methods for avoiding contamination of negative sample material with analyte-containing samples when using pipetting robots  
A method is disclosed for reducing the contamination of reaction containers which are empty or already fitted with analyte-free sampling material or sampling material having a low analyte...
7531134 Method and apparatus for automated analysis and characterization of chemical constituents of process solutions  
A method of directed automated analysis of a plurality of analytes of a process solution includes providing a sample of the process solution containing a plurality of the analytes, admixing an...
7529598 Positioning device and method  
A plate and method for positioning functional elements in a system for working with fluid-containing samples includes a horizontal work field having a lengthwise dimension and a perpendicularly...
7527763 Valve control system for a rotating multiplex fluorescence detection device  
Techniques are described for the detection of multiple target species in real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction). For example, a system comprises a data acquisition device and a detection device...
7524681 Rapid assay for biological substances using FTIR  
The present invention relates to a method for determining the condition of a biological fluid by recording the IR spectrum of a sample of the biological fluid. To this end, the biological fluid can...
7524460 System and method of molecule counting using fluctuation enhanced sensors  
A System and Method of Molecule Counting Using Fluctuation Enhanced Sensors includes processes for improved chemical analyte detection and quantification through the measurement and generation of...
7517494 Test tray and test system for determining response of a biological sample  
The present invention provides test trays and test tray systems for assessing the response of a biological sample to a compound or combination of compounds. The compounds or combinations are...
7517453 Microvascular network device  
A microvascular network device comprising: a substrate; at least one microchannel; at least one opening to the microchannel for sample entry; at least one opening to the microchannel for sample...
7516749 Methods of and apparatus for washing high-density microplates  
Methods of and apparatus for washing an array of sites in high-density microplates or similar assay plates wherein the microplates or assay plates are washed in an inverted or nearly inverted...
7507377 Device for automatic analysis of a liquid sample  
This invention relates to a device usable in an automatical apparatus for the determination of the rate of change of the physical state of a medium. This device has a series of cuvettes having two...
7507375 Device for measuring compounds in body liquids  
The present invention relates to device for quantitative and/or qualitative determination of the presence/absence of a substance in a body liquid comprising a rotatably arranged magazine containing...
7501091 Sensors with improved properties  
A sensor or a sensor array connected to an electrical measuring apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, at least one sensor contains a layer of conductive modified particles which forms an...
7494816 System and method for determining a temperature during analyte measurement  
A method of measuring an analyte in a biological fluid comprises applying an excitation signal having a DC component and an AC component. The AC and DC responses are measured; a corrected DC...
7491364 Method and system for transporting and storing multiple reagent packs and reagent packs used therein  
A new method and system for transporting and sorting multiple reagent packs used in conjunction with an immunodiagnostic instrument is provided. The new system includes a multiplicity of reagent...
7488601 System and method for determining an abused sensor during analyte measurement  
A method of measuring an analyte in a biological fluid comprises applying an excitation signal having a DC component and an AC component. The AC and DC responses are measured; a corrected DC...
7487662 Volatile organic compound sensor system  
Generally, this invention relates to the development of field monitoring methodology for new substances and sensing chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and terrorist substances. It also relates to a...
7485465 Micro plate treating device and micro plate carrying method  
In a microplate processing apparatus that removes lid ( 11 ) of microplate ( 10 ) conveyed by microplate conveying mechanism ( 3 ) to perform a dispensing process by dispensing head ( 8 ), and that...
7485464 Method and apparatus for sample preparation in an automated discrete fluid sample analyzer  
An automated discrete fluid sample analyzer includes a sample preparation module. The sample preparation module includes a well configured to receive a sample deposited by a pipettor and a sample...
7485118 Microstructured arrangement for the bubble-free filling with a liquid of at least one system for draining off liquids, apparatus having such an arrangement and filing method  
The present invention relates to a microstructure arrangement for the bubble-free filling with a liquid of at least one system for draining off liquids. The arrangement has an inlet for the...