公开(公告)号：US20220001377A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-06

申请号：US17366146

申请日：2021-07-02

Applicant: Eppendorf AG

Inventor： Marc Wilth ,  Holger Link

IPC: B01L3/02

Abstract: A multichannel pipetting head comprises a plunger actuator comprising at least one groove with an upper border, and a lower border. A plurality of plunger-cylinder units, wherein each plunger-cylinder unit comprises a cylinder and a plunger comprising a plunger head. The plunger head comprises a projecting upper abutment region adjoining the upper border, a projecting lower abutment region adjoining the lower border and laterally offset relative to the projecting upper abutment region, a plurality of guides. Each of the cylinders is coupled to a neck and held on each of the plurality of guides. During lateral movement of the plurality of guides, the plunger head is configured to tilt in the groove and to be held with the upper abutment region abutting the upper border and with the lower abutment region abutting the lower border of the groove due to restoring forces that occur during tilting in the plunger-cylinder units.

公开(公告)号：US20210394170A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US17354193

申请日：2021-06-22

Applicant: Eppendorf AG

Inventor： Matthias Kunsch

IPC: B01L3/02 ,  G01N35/10

Abstract: A pipette for use with a pipette, tip or syringe, including a piston positioned within a cylinder comprises a pipette housing extending between an upper end and a lower end. Two parallel rods are positioned in the pipette housing, wherein one of the two parallel rods is coupled to a lifting rod. An operating element is configured to protrude outwardly from the pipette housing and be displaced relative to the pipette housing. A gear mechanism is arranged in the pipette housing and comprises a drive comprising a moveable input member and configured to be driven by the operating element, and an output comprising at least one moveable output member and configured to drive the two parallel rods. Successive displacements of the input member by the operating element are configured to alternately displace one of the two parallel rods and then another of the two parallel rods by the output member.

公开(公告)号：US20210362144A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-25

申请号：US17327992

申请日：2021-05-24

Applicant: Eppendorf AG

Inventor： Florian Tesch ,  Peter Molitor

IPC: B01L3/02

Abstract: A pipette with an adjustable volume comprises a housing comprising an outside surface, at least one seat defining an opening, and a displacement apparatus defining a displacement chamber comprising a displacement element configured to be displaced therein. A stroke rod is coupled to the displacement element and configured to be displaced relative to the housing order to displace the displacement element. An adjusting apparatus is configured to adjust a position of an upper stop in the housing, a display apparatus is configured to display a set dosing volume, and a coupling apparatus is positioned between the adjusting apparatus and the display apparatus. The coupling apparatus is configured to couple the adjusting apparatus to the display apparatus in an engaged state and configured to uncouple the adjusting apparatus from the display apparatus i.n a disengaged state.

公开(公告)号：US11154854B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-26

申请号：US15844921

申请日：2017-12-18

Applicant: Eppendorf AG

Inventor： Burkhardt Reichmuth

IPC: B01L3/02

Abstract: A method for dosing liquid by using a pipette and a syringe, including releasably connecting the syringe to the pipette. Then displaying the dosing volume corresponding to a set dosing increment by using a display apparatus. Next, sucking liquid into the syringe by actuating a drawing lever. Next, detecting a respective position of a drive element along its path of movement when the drive element is shifted along the path. Finally, determining and displaying by the display apparatus a possible maximum number of dosing steps with the set dosing increment without refilling the syringe after executing a reverse stroke starting from a position of the drive element reached at the end of filling.

公开(公告)号：US20210213441A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：US17058923

申请日：2019-02-21

Applicant: Eppendorf AG

Inventor： Hanna Rethwisch

IPC: B01L3/02

Abstract: A pipette tip comprises a tubular body including an inner circumference and an outer circumference. The tubular body comprises a bottom opening defined at a bottom end of the tubular body and a top opening defined at a top end and configured to clamp onto an attachment of a pipetting device. A seat region is positioned proximate the top opening on the inner circumference and configured to engage an attachment of a pipetting device. At least one groove is defined on the outer circumference. The tubular body is configured to plastically expanded in a radial direction within the at least one groove upon mounting the seat region on the attachment. The attachment comprises a larger diameter than at least part of the seat region to form an interference fit between the attachment and the at least part of the seat region when the pipette tip is clamped onto the attachment.

公开(公告)号：US11061546B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US14651612

申请日：2013-12-05

Applicant: Eppendorf AG

Inventor： Jan-Gerd Frerichs ,  Andreas Thieme ,  Wolf Wente ,  Reza Hashemi ,  Sven Lüdicke ,  Martin Poggenclaas

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  B01L7/00 ,  G01N35/00 ,  B01L99/00 ,  B01L3/02 ,  G06F3/00

Abstract: For the simplified, intuitive and reliable operation of laboratory apparatuses, it is proposed that the laboratory apparatus be equipped with a control device comprising a touch-sensitive display unit (100), wherein the display unit (100) is configured to display a plurality of control elements (111, 112, 113 etc), which are assigned to different control functions of the laboratory apparatus, wherein the control elements are embodied (111, 112, 113 etc) to set parameters (121, 122, 123) of the control functions. At the same time, at least two of the control elements (111, 112, 113, 114) are assigned to the same control function and embodied differently for setting the same parameter (121) of this control function. Therefore, the user is always offered a plurality of ways for setting a parameter or for operating the apparatus, such as, for example, for setting the rotational speed of a centrifuge. The touch-sensitive display unit is preferably embodied as a multi-touch screen, which is also able to recognise finger movements of the user, so-called gestures, as operator commands.

公开(公告)号：US20210170415A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-10

申请号：US17046230

申请日：2019-04-09

Applicant: Eppendorf AG

Inventor： Jan FITZER ,  Philipp ABEL ,  Sören MENSCH ,  Lutz TIMMANN

IPC: B01L7/00 ,  C12M1/00

Abstract: The invention relates to laboratory temperature control devices for storing laboratory samples. It particularly concerns incubators for the growth of cell cultures. Efficient measures for thermal decoupling of chamber and housing of the laboratory temperature control device are described.

公开(公告)号：US20210039090A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US16978411

申请日：2019-03-05

Applicant: Eppendorf AG

Inventor： Michael Blumentritt ,  Kai Holl

IPC: B01L3/00

Abstract: A lidded vessel assembly comprises a tubular vessel, a lid, and a latching device. The tubular vessel defines a vessel opening and comprises a vessel base, an inner wall, a sealing area and a parking area both defined on the inner wall and both positioned below the vessel opening. The lid comprises a lid base having an inside surface, and a plug projecting from the inside surface of the lid base. The plug is configured to be inserted through the vessel opening to engage the parking area to define a parking position, and configured to be further inserted through the vessel opening out of the parking area to bias against a portion of the sealing area to define a sealing position. The first latching device comprises a first latching element positioned on the inner wall of the vessel, and a second latching element positioned on the outside of the plug.

公开(公告)号：US20210039082A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US16981265

申请日：2019-03-14

Applicant: Eppendorf AG

Inventor： Arne SCHAFRINSKI

IPC: B01L1/02 ,  E05B1/00 ,  C12M1/00

Abstract: The invention relates to a laboratory cabinet device for storing laboratory samples with a magnetic closure for the door. It in particular relates to a tempering cabinet for tempering laboratory samples, in particular, an incubator for the growth of cell cultures.

公开(公告)号：US20200371124A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16989760

申请日：2020-08-10

Applicant: EPPENDORF AG

Inventor： Wolfgang GOEMANN-THOSS ,  Wolf WENTE ,  Andreas THIEME ,  Jan-Gerd FRERICHS ,  Christiane MARKAU ,  Jan-Hendrik HACKER

IPC: G01N35/00 ,  G01N33/48 ,  G01N33/68

Abstract: The invention relates to a laboratory instrument, a system and a method for the instrument-controlled treatment of at least one laboratory sample using at least one consumable, by means of which information is obtained automatically as first data during a treatment, wherein the system and/or the laboratory instrument comprises a communication apparatus for establishing a data connection to at least one data processing apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus is suitable for transmitting these at least some first data to the data processing apparatus.