Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
422549000 |
Tube shaped vessel
| 49 |
422551000 |
Plate, sheet, dish or tray
| 42 |
422554000 |
Cartridge, cassette or cuvette
| 39 |
422548000 |
Used with centrifuge equipment
| 19 |
422559000 |
Including multiple internal compartments or baffles
| 10 |
422558000 |
Vial or ampoule
| 8 |
422555000 |
Bag type containers | 5 |
20120063973 | Flexible Fluid Storage and Warming Bag and a Fluid Storage and Warming System - In an embodiment, a flexible fluid storage and warming bag may be provided. The flexible fluid storage and warming bag may include two flexible main walls, each including a surrounding edge, the two flexible main walls overlapping each other and being fluid-tightly sealed together along the surrounding edges thereof, the bag including a single non-partitioned fluid chamber defined by and between the two flexible main walls and by the sealed surrounding edges; at least one fluid transfer port extending into the single non-partitioned fluid chamber and being configured to allow transfer of the fluid into and out of the bag; and an electrical heating element integrated with at least one of the two flexible main walls of the bag. A fluid storage and warming system may also be provided. | 03-15-2012 |
20120244046 | Fluid-Containing Pouches with Reduced Gas Exchange and Methods for Making Same - The invention is directed to fluid-containing pouches and to methods for forming fluid-containing pouches. In one embodiment, the invention is to a fluid-containing pouch, comprising first and second opposing sheets, and a fluid (e.g., a calibrant fluid, a reactant fluid or a wash fluid) disposed between the first and second opposing sheets. The first sheet and the second sheet have a substantially liquid and gas impermeable perimeter seal. The sheets may be sealed, for example, by one or more of heat crimping, pressure crimping, heat and pressure crimping, ultrasonic welding, metal-to-metal welding or laser welding. Fluid-containing pouches sealed according to the disclosed methods and apparatuses show substantially improvement in terms of reduced gas exchange, notably CO | 09-27-2012 |
20130017134 | BIODEGRADABLE STERILE SAMPLING BAGAANM Scally; May L.AACI St. Mathias sur RichelieuAACO CAAAGP Scally; May L. St. Mathias sur Richelieu CAAANM Parandoosh; ShorehAACI Mont Saint-HilaireAACO CAAAGP Parandoosh; Shoreh Mont Saint-Hilaire CAAANM Lafond; DanielleAACI Mont Saint-HilaireAACO CAAAGP Lafond; Danielle Mont Saint-Hilaire CA - A biodegradable sampling bag for containing samples or the like, comprises a flexible enclosure defining a chamber adapted to contain therein the sample, the flexible enclosure being made of a plastic material, which contains an additive that renders the flexible enclosure biodegradable when exposed for a sufficient period of time to microbial action. The additive is adapted to enable microorganisms to metabolize the molecular structure of said flexible enclosure. The additive is effective in altering the polymer chain of the plastic material to allow microbial action of a suitable environment to colonize in and around the plastic material, whereby microbes can then form a biofilm on a surface of the flexible enclosure and secrete acids which break down the entire polymer chain. The flexible enclosure, when exposed to microbial action, is adapted to withstand biodegradation for a given period of time, typically of at least three months. | 01-17-2013 |
20130343968 | PACKAGING STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a packaging structure, which includes a plurality of dry analytical elements that are stacked on top of one another in a thickness direction; a packaging bag into which the dry analytical elements are placed and that is separable in two along a planar direction of the dry analytical elements; and protective sheets that are placed in between the dry analytical elements and that are each fixed, at one end, to one side of the packaging bag that is separable in two. | 12-26-2013 |
20160051234 | Collecting Unit for a Stool Sample - The application relates to a unit for collecting a stool sample for medical use. The unit may be used both in the clinic and in the home. | 02-25-2016 |
422557000 |
Cup or crucible | 4 |
20110243817 | Zirconium Crucible - Provided is a zirconium crucible for analytical use, wherein the purity excluding gas components is 3N or higher and the content of oxygen as a gas component is 500 mass ppm or less. In light of the recent analytical technology for which a fast and accurate measurement of high-purity materials is required; an object of the present invention is to inhibit the incorporation of impurities from a crucible by using a high-purity crucible, and provide a zirconium crucible for analytical use, wherein a two-stage separation/decomposition process is not required in the analysis of samples in which various types of oxides and metals such as sludge, bottom sediment samples and soil coexist, and the number of times that the crucible can be used is increased by improving the durability of high-purity zirconium metal. | 10-06-2011 |
20140086808 | SPECIMEN TRANSPORT APPARATUS, SPECIMEN PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SPECIMEN TRANSPORT METHOD - A specimen transport apparatus according to an aspect is provided with a holder which holds a cup-like specimen container accommodating a specimen in an upright position, a chain member disposed along a predetermined transport path, and a supporting portion provided in a predetermined position on the chain member and configured to support the holder. | 03-27-2014 |
20140112844 | INTEGRATED SPECIMEN CUP SYSTEM FOR TAMPERPROOF SAMPLE TESTING AND SECURE RETENTION - A specimen cup system includes a cup defining first and second reservoirs in fluid communication with one another. The first reservoir has an open top with spaced-apart upper and lower annular flanges defined at the open top's external periphery. A test card is permanently disposed in the second reservoir. A base, rotatably coupled to the cup, defines a chamber having an opening therein. The opening of the chamber is in fluid communication only with the first reservoir when the base is in a first position, and is in fluid communication only with the second reservoir when the base is in a second position. A seal, rim, and lid cooperate with the upper and lower annular flanges of the open top of the first reservoir to seal the first reservoir after a specimen has been deposited therein. | 04-24-2014 |
20160151779 | SCREENING DEVICE FOR ANALYSIS OF BODILY FLUIDS | 06-02-2016 |
422556000 |
Flask, bottle or beaker | 4 |
20120009103 | BIODEGRADABLE DISPOSABLE LABWARES FOR USE IN LABORATORIES - The present invention relates to plastic disposable supplies used in medical, biological, chemical and biochemical industries and laboratories. The disposable products of the present invention are manufactured by using a novel biodegradable plastic with composition modified from polylactic acid (PLA) plastic and additives under specific injection/blow molding conditions, thus possessing superior physical and chemical properties and being able to be degraded in nature without causing environmental contamination. | 01-12-2012 |
20120107196 | THERMOFORMED PLASTIC LABORATORY BEAKER CONFIGURED TO STABILIZE TEMPERATURE AND RESIST TIPPING - A thermoplastic laboratory beaker that holds liquid in a reservoir portion of the beaker, in which the beaker includes a first upright, generally circular, outer sidewall and a second inner sidewall which are united at their upper limit height to form a lip edge or lip surface. The two sidewalls typically diverge from each other below the lip surface to create an air space between them. The outer sidewall extends downward a first distance D1 below the lip surface, and then usually bends outward to form a substantially planar supporting flange that at least partially supports the weight of said beaker on a laboratory surface. The inner sidewall extends downward a second distance D2 from the lip surface, and then bends inward to form a bottom wall for the reservoir portion that intersects the central vertical axis of said beaker, in which the inner sidewall and the bottom wall form the reservoir portion for holding a liquid. | 05-03-2012 |
20150343446 | REAGENT BOTTLE WITH ASPIRATION PIPE - An embodiment of a reagent container includes a bottle with a pipe to reduce the effects of reagent sloshing. The bottle has an elongated base and an opposed cover connected by side walls and an end wall. A flat platform surrounded by a raised rim lies in the base opposite an opening in the cover. A ribbed pipe frictionally fits within the bottle opening and may attach to the anchor region leaving vent passages around the pipe. The pipe includes an aperture adjacent to the anchor region and oriented toward the end wall so that sloshed fluid has only a small effect on the level of reagent in the pipe during transfers. A modified blow molding process produces the anchor region by extending a pin a predetermined distance into a mold while the molded material is still plastic. | 12-03-2015 |
20150375224 | LABORATORY FLASKS AND FLASK KITS - The innovative glass flasks have a standard taper outer joint to fit the most commonly used glassware in chemical laboratories. Unlike the round bottom flasks, the innovative flasks with an external flat bottom can be kept upright on the bench without the flask holder support. The flasks can be held by a corresponding shaped cooling block or heating block to perform multi-flask reactions simultaneously on a magnetic hot plate stirrer without the use of clamps at various temperatures. It also ensures that the magnetic stir bars spin consistently and efficiently on a flat or a shallow hemispherical bottom when the flasks are offset from the center of the magnetic stirrer. The flasks can also resist fracturing under vacuum for solvent distillations. | 12-31-2015 |
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20110027150 | CONTAINER FOR RECEIVING AND STORING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL, ESPECIALLY DNA - A container designed to store dehydrated biological material under a controlled atmosphere, in particular at ambient temperature, and more particularly DNA, includes an envelope ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110091364 | APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING PIPETTABLE SUBSTANCES | 04-21-2011 |
20110097250 | Safety, biodegradable biological sample collection system - Collection containers for urine and other liquid samples are described. The collection containers include a handle attachment which allows a handle to be attached. Use of the handle reduces the likelihood that patients will soil their hands while providing urine and other samples into the collection container. In addition, the handle attachment allows a portion of the sample to be transferred through it and into a handle that also acts as a test container. The collection containers are also biodegradable and reduce the amount of waste generated. | 04-28-2011 |
20110165039 | SPECIMEN CONTAINER - A specimen container ( | 07-07-2011 |
20110176976 | SAMPLE PREPARATION APPARATUS - A sample preparation apparatus, comprising: an ultrasonic vibrating unit which applies ultrasonic vibration to a sample including an analyte held in a measurement sample container; a sample preparation unit which prepares a measurement sample by mixing the sample including the analyte to which the ultrasonic vibration is applied and a predetermined reagent; and a container transporting unit which transports the measurement sample container holding the sample including the analyte from the ultrasonic vibrating unit to the sample preparation unit. | 07-21-2011 |
20110176977 | Automated Tissue Staining System And Reagent Container - An automated staining system and a reagent container designed for use with the automated staining apparatus. The reagent container includes a reagent containment section capable of containing a volume of a reagent. The reagent containment section includes an upper wall and a base wall that are spaced apart along an axis. The base wall includes a well having a nadir that is aligned axially with an access opening in the upper wall so that a reagent probe entering the opening parallel to said axis will travel toward the nadir. In another aspect of the invention, the reagent container may include a two-dimensional data element containing reagent information. The staining apparatus may include one removable drawer for holding reagent containers and another removable drawer holding slides. | 07-21-2011 |
20110194996 | TRANSPORT CONTAINER FOR STABILIZED LIQUID SAMPLES - Transport container for stabilized liquid samples. In at least one embodiment of a system for the transport of biological samples, the transport system comprises an inner container having at an opening and least one rigid chamber for containing a body fluid comprising at least one diagnostic marker, a stabilizing agent contained within the inner container, the stabilizing agent capable of completely or substantially preventing the degradation or inactivation of a diagnostic agent for at least twenty four hours following interaction with the diagnostic agent, a securing device for closing the opening of the inner container, wherein the stabilizing agent is linked to a solid support, and wherein the inner container is comprised of a material resistant to fracture. | 08-11-2011 |
20110229380 | CONTAINER FOR IN VITRO DISSOLUTION RATE TEST OF EFFICIENT COMPONENTS OF PHARMACEUTICAL TOPICAL PATCH - A container for an in vitro dissolution test of efficient components of a pharmaceutical topical patch includes a body having an open upper end. A mesh bottom cap is mounted to a bottom of the body. The mesh bottom cap includes a lower mesh. A mesh top cap has an upper mesh covering the upper end of the body. The pharmaceutical topical patch is retained in the body to avoid excessive expansion of the pharmaceutical topical patch due to excessive absorption of the reagent in a vessel, avoiding interference with stirring of a paddle in the vessel and providing accurate test results. | 09-22-2011 |
20110243816 | FECES SAMPLING CONTAINER - It is to provide a device for sampling feces that enables an accurate and quantitative evaluation by decreasing the variations of feces sampling levels, wherein the confirmation of the presence or absence of feces sampling can be performed hygienically and simply from an outside of a container. A device for sampling feces comprising a feces sampling stick | 10-06-2011 |
20110311416 | Container Assembly and System for Detection Thereof - A closure and a container assembly are disclosed. The closure includes a first visual identifier and a second visual identifier, wherein the second visual identifier is different from the first visual identifier. The first visual identifier may be a first color, and the second visual identifier may be a second color. At least one of the first and/or second visual identifier may include a fluorescent compound having a characteristic fluorescent spectra. The first visual identifier and the second visual identifier may be provided on the annular skirt of the closure. The fluorescent compound may be provided on at least one of the closure and the container assembly and can be used to facilitate automated visualization of the fluorescent compound under fluorescence excitation light. | 12-22-2011 |
20120009102 | FOLDED CARRIER TAPE HAVING CONSUMABLE ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a carrier tape which carries a plurality of consumable elements for a system for determining an analyte concentration of a human or animal bodily fluid and is folded into a stack. According to the invention, the consumable elements are disposed on the carrier tape in groups, wherein the distance between adjacent groups in the longitudinal direction of the carrier tape is greater than that between adjacent consumable elements within a group. | 01-12-2012 |
20120070350 | COMPOSITION FOR PLASMA AND SERUM SEPARATION, AND CONTAINER FOR BLOOD TESTING - The invention provides a serum or plasma separating composition which can compensate for the lack of initial thixotropy even at a reduced inorganic powder concentration and in which crevices or the like are less likely to be created in a partition wall formed of the separating composition after being centrifuged. The serum or plasma separating composition contains a liquid resin component having a partition wall-forming capability, a hydrophilic inorganic powder, a hydrophobic inorganic powder, and an organic compound serving as a thixotropy enhancer, wherein the organic compound is a polyalkylene glycol and/or a derivative thereof and is made of at least one type of polymer selected from the group consisting of: 1) a homopolymer of a single type of monomer selected from C | 03-22-2012 |
20120076709 | LUER LOCK CONNECTORS, PARTICULARLY FOR USE IN RADIOISOTOPE GENERATORS - The invention is directed to improved containers for pharmaceuticals and any tubing and tubing connectors associated therewith, particularly containers for pharmaceuticals which are irradiated, heated or otherwise subjected to increased pressure. In a preferred embodiment, the invention is directed to an improved container for use in a radioisotope generator, such as a rubidium-82 generator. | 03-29-2012 |
20120121484 | MICROCHIP - Disclosed herein is a microchip that allows a sample to be introduced into a region easily and accurately, and which makes it possible to obtain high analysis accuracy. The microchip includes an airtight region into which a solution is externally introduced; and positioning means for positioning a channel for injecting the solution into the region by penetrating a substrate layer forming the region with respect to a puncture part of the region. | 05-17-2012 |
20120141339 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A REAGENT CONTAINER ASSEMBLY AND REAGENT CONTAINER ASSEMBLY - Embodiments directed to a process for producing a reagent container assembly made of plastic and a reagent container assembly are disclosed. The process may comprise: assembling a group of particular reagent containers, and joining the reagent containers to form the reagent container assembly where at least two of the reagent containers are permanently joined together by at least one welding process. | 06-07-2012 |
20120177547 | AUTOMATED SAMPLE TESTING SYSTEM - An empty rack transport line is arranged at a lower stage and independent of a main transport line, a fast emergency line and a reverse line. In a rack stocker, an inclined transport line connects the empty rack transport line to the rack stocker. The rack stocker is arranged between a storage module and a loading module. The rack stocker is capable of continuously supplying and collecting empty racks, while transport lines do not cross each other. It is, therefore, possible to continuously supply and collect empty racks in a simple configuration, without an increase in the size system, an intersection of transport lines and a reduction in processing capability. In addition, it is possible to provide an automated sample testing system that is highly extendable for a facility size. | 07-12-2012 |
20120219469 | AUTOMATED TISSUE STAINING SYSTEM AND REAGENT CONTAINER - An automated staining system and a reagent container designed for use with the automated staining apparatus. The reagent container includes a reagent containment section capable of containing a volume of a reagent. The reagent containment section includes an upper wall and a base wall that are spaced apart along an axis. The base wall includes a well having a nadir that is aligned axially with an access opening in the upper wall so that a reagent probe entering the opening parallel to said axis will travel toward the nadir. In another aspect of the invention, the reagent container may include a two-dimensional data element containing reagent information. The staining apparatus may include one removable drawer for holding reagent containers and another removable drawer holding slides. | 08-30-2012 |
20120224999 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SMALL-SIZED REACTOR AND SMALL-SIZED REACTOR - A small-sized reactor having practical utility in light of a bonding force, ease in observation, exemption from impurities and high resistance against pressure, is provided. In bonding a plural number of inorganic transparent substrates ( | 09-06-2012 |
20120258027 | Histology Slide and Paraffin Block Protector and Transport Sleeve - A protective sheath for prolonged storage of pathology paraffin blocks. The sheath protects the paraffin block against gouging, scratching, denting, rodents, and insects. A pathology slide slides into slots in the protective sheath fixing the slide into position in protective sheath. Fixation points are built on the side of the slide to allow a user or automated system to place and retrieve protective sheath. | 10-11-2012 |
20120308446 | BLOOD SEPARATING AGENT AND BLOOD COLLECTION CONTAINER - Provided is a blood separating agent that can form an excellent partition wall in an intermediate layer between clot and serum or between blood cell components and plasma even under low-temperature centrifugation conditions, is less likely to form crevices in the partition wall, is less likely to have any effect on test values, and offers stable performance even after long-term storage. The blood separating agent contains: a polymer for the blood separating agent which is composed of a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based polymer and has a viscosity of 10 to 200 Pa·s at 25° C. and a ratio of viscosity at 15° C. to viscosity at 25° C. of below 4.6; an inorganic powder; and a polyalkylene glycol having a number average molecular weight of 700 or more, wherein the polyalkylene glycol is mixed at a concentration of 5% by weight or less of the total weight of the blood separating agent. | 12-06-2012 |
20130017132 | REAGENT RESERVOIR AND THERMOCONDUCTIVE ADAPTOR - A thermoconductive reservoir device and adaptor. | 01-17-2013 |
20130039820 | TISSUE SUBSTRATE HOLDING DEVICE - A substrate holding device is disclosed for use in histological studies. The device includes a tapered groove surface for retaining a tissue substrate. The device may be used with a cryogenic procedure. | 02-14-2013 |
20130052101 | Laboratory Incubator Having Improved Interior Humidification - The invention relates to a laboratory climatic cabinet, in particular a gassed incubator, having an interior enclosed by a housing and the steam generator arranged outside the interior, which is connected to the interior via a steam feed line. The steam generator is designed as an essentially unpressurized container having a base area and a steam region located above it, the base area being designed to accommodate a water reservoir and being provided with a heating device for heating the water reservoir, the steam feed line leaving the steam generator in the area of the steam region and an air feed line opening into the steam generator, in order to feed ambient air to the steam generator and to introduce air enriched with water steam via the steam feed line in essentially unpressurized form into the interior of the incubator. | 02-28-2013 |
20130136673 | CHIP ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS SYTEM - A chip assembly for use in a microfluidic analysis system, such as a patch clamp apparatus, comprises a chip having an outer wall, a carrier structure comprising an aperture for receiving the chip, the aperture defining an inner wall, wherein the chip is arranged in the aperture with a liquid tight seal between the outer wall of the chip and the inner wall of the aperture. The chip may be sealed and bonded to the carrier structure by means of a bonding material, such as an UV curing adhesive. A through hole in the chip is aligned with the aperture in the carrier structure. A method for manufacturing the chip assembly is further disclosed. | 05-30-2013 |
20130177486 | Label Having an Activatable Bar Code - A label including a label body having an upper surface and a bottom surface and a light-transmissive portion and an opaque portion is disclosed. The label includes an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the bottom surface for affixing the label body to a portion of a container. An excitation-activatable material arranged to contain machine readable information is disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface of the light-transmissive portion of the label body. The machine readable information is undetected by a detector in ambient light, and detectable by the detector upon application of an excitation wavelength to the excitation-activatable material. | 07-11-2013 |
20130189169 | Buffers for Stabilizing Biological Specimens and their Use - The present invention provides reagents and methods for limiting adsorptive and/or oxidative protein losses in a sample. | 07-25-2013 |
20130209332 | CONTAINER FOR HOLDING BIOLOGIC FLUID FOR ANALYSIS - A container for holding a biologic fluid sample for analysis is provided which includes a chamber and a label. The chamber includes a first wall, a transparent second wall, and a plurality of features including features spatially located within the chamber. The transparent second wall permits a fluid sample quiescently residing within the chamber to be imaged through the second wall. The plurality of features, including those spatially located within the chamber, are operable to enable the analysis of the biologic fluid. The label directly or indirectly contains information regarding the features and the spatial location of the features within the chamber. The sample is analyzed by an analytical device that utilizes the information communicated through the label. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209333 | REACTION VESSEL AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A REACTION VESSEL - A method and apparatus for opening a reaction vessel having a body forming a volume for liquid, and a lid. In the method at least one reaction vessel is placed on a transport vehicle and the reaction vessel is positioned on the vehicle so that the vessel's rotation about its own axis is prevented. Then, the at least one reaction vessel is transferred on the vehicle and a guide rod, attached to the lid that is attached by a hinge to the reaction vessel, is pushed by the movement of the vehicle against a guide surface that forces the lid to turn on the hinge so that the lid is at least partially opened. | 08-15-2013 |
20130216452 | VENT CONFIGURATION FOR A BLOOD SAMPLER - A blood sampler device includes a blood collector and a sampler body. The blood collector is designed to collect a sample of a fluid, such as blood, from a user and to be inserted into the sampler body, such that the collected blood can be discharged into a liquid chamber in the sampler body to mix with a liquid stored in the liquid chamber for testing. The blood collector includes vents that are designed to facilitate the flow of air out of the liquid chamber during this insertion, such that a lower and more consistent pressurization can be achieved within the liquid chamber. This design may also increase user comfort and enhance the accuracy of testing performed on the collected fluid. | 08-22-2013 |
20130236377 | APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING A REACTION IN A DROPLET AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An apparatus for processing a biological and/or chemical sample in a liquid droplet is provided. The apparatus includes a processing compartment, a base and at least one circumferential wall. The processing compartment is defined by at least a part of the base, at least a part of the circumferential wall and an inlet member. The inlet member is located on top of the processing compartment, and includes at least one droplet inlet channel, which extends through the inlet member and includes a contraction between the inlet opening of the droplet inlet channel to the environment and the outlet opening to the processing compartment. | 09-12-2013 |
20130243668 | LIQUID ANALYSIS CONTAINER - A liquid analysis container includes a main body and a barrier device. The main body has an accommodating space and a first opening. The barrier device is disposed on the main body and covers the first opening. An accommodating cavity is formed between the barrier device and the main body. The accommodating cavity is connected to the accommodating space through the first opening. The barrier device has a second opening. The accommodating cavity is connected to an external environment through the second opening. An opening diameter of the second opening is larger than an opening diameter of the first opening. | 09-19-2013 |
20130243669 | SAMPLE CONTAINER FOR STORING AND PROCESSING SAMPLES TAKEN WITH A SAMPLING TOOL - A sample container comprises a first container and a second container enclosing the first container, the containers capable of being brought into a storage position to form a collecting chamber therebetween having a first, smaller volume, and into an analysis position, in which the collecting chamber has a second, larger volume, wherein a fixing means is provided on the first container, which can be brought into fixing engagement with a mating fixing means provided on the second container such that relative motion of the containers is made more difficult in at least one relative motion direction and/or wherein a locking means is provided on the first container, which locking means can be brought into locking engagement with a mating locking means provided on the second container such that relative motion of the two containers is made more difficult in at least one relative motion direction. | 09-19-2013 |
20130266491 | CHIP FOR ANALYSIS OF SOLUTION OF INTEREST - The present invention provides a chip which can be used for preventing the contamination in the inside of a measurement device, and comprises: a contact hole that is in contact with a solution of interest and that is formed on an outer surface of the chip for the purpose of introducing blood that makes contact with the contact hole into the inside of the chip; a first hydrophobic region that is substantially in contact with at least a part of an opening edge of the contact hole and that is formed on the outer surface of the chip from a contact hole toward the chip insertion side; and a first hydrophilic region that is located adjacent to the first hydrophobic region and that is formed on the outer surface of the chip from the first hydrophobic region toward the chip insertion side. | 10-10-2013 |
20130272931 | REAGENT SLOT, SAMPLE TRAY AND COMBINATION KIT USED IN BIOCHEMICAL TEST - The present invention relates to a reagent slot, a sample tray and a combination kit used in biochemical test; this reagent slot is used to be mounted in the sample tray. Specifically, the reagent slot has a main frame which has plural holding holes, and the sample tray includes a plate portion, which is equipped with plural inserting holes and plural inserting slots, and a support portion which is used to support the plate portion. | 10-17-2013 |
20130280147 | AIRTIGHT CONTAINER FOR EXPERIMENTS - An airtight container for a reaction experiment, includes a reaction container made of Teflon, the reaction container having an opening in at least a portion thereof; and a casing configured to support and enclose a circumferential outer surface of the reaction container. Further, the airtight container for the reaction experiment includes a Teflon film configured to close the opening of the reaction container; and a pressing part configured to bring the Teflon film into close contact with the reaction container. Furthermore, the airtight container for the reaction experiment includes a cover configured to apply a force to the pressing part so that the Teflon film is kept in close contact with the reaction container. | 10-24-2013 |
20130287650 | SPECIMEN COLLECTION AND ASSAY CONTAINER - The present invention includes but is not limited to a specimen collection device that includes a chamber capable of collecting a specimen, a specimen passage slot, a reservoir, a reservoir seal, and a test device. A sample or specimen added to the chamber flows through the specimen passage slot into the reservoir. Flow into the reservoir may be limited by the reservoir seal. The test device positioned within the reservoir detects the presence or concentration of an analyte within the sample or specimen. | 10-31-2013 |
20140044611 | REAGENT CONTAINER - This reagent container comprises a container body for storing a liquid reagent employed for an analyzer and a band-like grasp portion mounted on the container body so that the user grasps the container body in a suspended state, and the grasp portion includes a band-like member whose first and second end sides are mounted on the container body and a protective member provided on the band-like member to project from an edge portion of the band-like member. | 02-13-2014 |
20140050636 | TEST REAGENT CONTAINER - A test reagent container including a discharge port, formed by depressing a projecting part formed on a container bottom part, through which content can be easily and reliably discharged. The test reagent container includes: a bottom part; a peripheral wall raised approximately perpendicularly from a periphery of the bottom part; and a storage part defined by the bottom part and peripheral wall. A projecting part is formed on the bottom part in a projecting manner toward outside the container. A proximal end of the projecting part is formed in a bendable manner relative to the bottom part, and an easily breakable part is formed on a periphery of the projecting part except for the proximal end of the projecting part. The easily breakable part is broken when the projecting part is depressed from outside the container to be pushed into the inside of the container to form a discharge port. | 02-20-2014 |
20140099242 | ALIQUOT CONTAINER - An aliquot container includes an opening and a main body section. The main body section communicates with an outside through the opening and includes a peripheral portion defining an inner space. The inner space is tapered in a direction opposite to the opening. | 04-10-2014 |
20140205516 | SALIVA SAMPLE COLLECTION SYSTEMS - Saliva sample collection systems are configured with special attention to ease-of-use for the unskilled user and safe transport and delivery by a conventional delivery services such as Federal Express. A sealed cavity is formed by tight coupling of two primary elements: a receiving vessel element and a sealing cap element. The receiving vessel has integrated therewith: a standing means, a fill-line window, a funnel system, a knife, a threadset, and containment tube among others. A complementary cap element includes a cooperating threadset, label receiving surface, gripping surface, seal means and reservoir with piercable thin-film membrane. These two primary elements may be accommodated in an application-specific shipping container which support two shipping modes whereby the system may be shipped safely to and from a donor user each way in a different shipping mode. | 07-24-2014 |
20140205517 | COLLECTING AND PROCESSING COMPLEX MACROMOLECULAR MIXTURES - This document provides methods and materials involved in collecting and processing complex macromolecular mixtures (e.g., stool samples). For example, stool collection devices, buffers for stabilizing nucleic acid and polypeptides present in stool, and kits for using sequence-specific capture probes (e.g., nucleic acid sequences designed to hybridize with particular target nucleic acids) to capture target nucleic acids directly from complex macromolecular mixtures (e.g., stool samples) without the need to perform prior steps to enrich, isolate, or purify the nucleic acid component are provided. | 07-24-2014 |
20140212344 | PLUG APPLICATION AND REMOVAL DEVICE AND SAMPLE PROCESSING DEVICE - The present invention is such a plug application and removal device that mist which is generated upon plug removal of a sample container or a reagent container is not peripherally scattered, or is such a sample processing device that mist which is generated upon dispensing of a sample or a reagent into a container is not mixed to another container. A plug application and removal device has a container holding mechanism that holds a container housing liquid inside and applied with a plug, and has a plug application and removal mechanism that removes or applies the plug from/to the container. The plug application and removal device has: a control mechanism for controlling movement of liquid or mist spilled out of the container upon a process of removal or application of the plug by the plug application and removal mechanism. | 07-31-2014 |
20140219889 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING DIAGNOSTIC TEST STRIPS - An apparatus for storing and dispensing a test strip includes a container configured to store a stack of test strips. The container maintains appropriate environmental conditions, such as humidity, for storing the test strips. An engaging member is disposed in the container and is adapted to contact one test strip of the stack of test strips. An actuator actuates the engaging member to dispense the one test strip from the container. Since one test strip is dispensed at a time, the remaining test strips are not handled by the user. Accordingly, the unused test strips remain free of contaminants such as naturally occurring oils on the user's hand. | 08-07-2014 |
20140219890 | Permanently Sealable Non-Reusable Time Capsule, Container Or Vessel - The present invention relates to time capsules, vessels or containers, in particular but not limited to a permanently sealable non-reusable time capsule, vessel or container for storing a biological sample containing DNA for a prolonged period of time. The time capsule comprising a thick-walled vessel or container having a void or chamber with a tapered entry adapted to house glass vials containing the item of interest, a plug having a complementary external tapered configuration corresponding to the tapered entry, the tapered plug and entry having opposed peripheral grooves that are aligned when the plug is positioned in the vessel and a hard setting compound used to seal the plug forms a keyed ring in the opposing grooves to permanently and hermetically seal the plug in the vessel. | 08-07-2014 |
20140234185 | REAGENT CONTAINER - A test reagent container includes: a bottom part; a peripheral wall part on the periphery of the bottom part; a storage part which opens upward and with an internal diameter of an inner peripheral wall decreased with depth; a film which seals the opening of the storage part; a discharge channel which penetratingly passes from an inner bottom surface of the storage part to the bottom part of the container body; a projecting part formed downwardly projecting from the bottom part to seal an outlet of the discharge channel; a breakable part including a thick-walled part and a thin-walled part thinner than the thick-walled part formed on the periphery of the projecting part. The breakable part is broken when the projecting part is depressed from outside of the container, the projecting part is inserted into the inside of the discharge channel, and the sealed state of the outlet is released. | 08-21-2014 |
20140255274 | Method of printing location markings on surfaces for microscopic research - Disclosed are devices and methods of printing location marking designs on various substrate surfaces for use in microscopic research. A preferable embodiment of the method comprises the steps of: designing a pattern of lines and symbols; transferring the pattern to a transparent film; placing the transparent film on a photopolymer plate; exposing the transparent film and the photopolymer plate to ultraviolet light wherein the pattern is transferred to the photopolymer plate; and using a pad printing machine to ink print the pattern from the photopolymer plate to a substrate. A preferable embodiment of the device is comprised of a substrate, an ink-printed pattern of lines and symbols on said substrate; and an orienting device that allows users to ascertain the directional orientation of the substrate without the use of magnification. | 09-11-2014 |
20140255275 | DUAL CHAMBER LIQUID PACKAGING SYSTEM - A packaging system with a dual chamber configuration is described. The packaging system is comprised of a primary chamber and a secondary chamber, where the primary chamber and the secondary chamber are in or capable of being in fluidic communication by a channel. The secondary chamber has an upper layer and a lower layer, wherein the lower layer is of a material that opens in response to an applied force that the upper layer is able to withstand, whereupon a fluid, preferably a liquid, in the primary chamber can be dispensed from the packaging system. In one embodiment, the packaging system is integrated with a planar cartridge having one or more chambers for processing a sample for detection of an analyte. | 09-11-2014 |
20140294698 | SPUTUM TRAP - There is provided a system having a sputum trap or container that is used to transfer a portion of a sample to a sample slide. The container has a body with a top and bottom. The bottom is adapted to accept the sample slide. The bottom also has a one way valve to allow transfer of a portion of the sample to the sample slide upon manipulation of the body by a user. In certain embodiments, the body may be manipulated by squeezing it or by pushing down on the top. The bottom of the container is adapted to receive the sample slide so that the sample can be transferred to it. | 10-02-2014 |
20140301912 | VALIDATION TECHNIQUES FOR FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEMS - A fluid delivery system may include a container that houses a medical fluid, a fluid pressurizing unit, and a fluid transfer set that transfers the medical fluid from the container to the fluid pressurizing unit. To validate the integrity and sterility of the fluid delivery system, the system may undergo testing protocols to evaluate the susceptibility of the system to pathogenic ingress, chemical degradation, and/or fluid cross-contamination between patient fluid delivery procedures. The testing protocols may help ensure that delivery system components used during multiple different fluid delivery procedures perform as well as if the components were replaced after each fluid delivery procedure. | 10-09-2014 |
20140301913 | VALIDATION TECHNIQUES FOR FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEMS - A fluid delivery system may include a container that houses a medical fluid, a fluid pressurizing unit, and a fluid transfer set that transfers the medical fluid from the container to the fluid pressurizing unit. To validate the integrity and sterility of the fluid delivery system, the system may undergo testing protocols to evaluate the susceptibility of the system to pathogenic ingress, chemical degradation, and/or fluid cross-contamination between patient fluid delivery procedures. The testing protocols may help ensure that delivery system components used during multiple different fluid delivery procedures perform as well as if the components were replaced after each fluid delivery procedure. | 10-09-2014 |
20140308180 | LABORATORY REACTOR WITH A REACTION VESSEL - A laboratory reactor ( | 10-16-2014 |
20140328734 | Biological Specimen Collection and Storage Devices - A biological sample containment system and method are provided that include a container for storing the biological sample and an indicator affixed to the container for displaying at least one measured characteristics of the container or sample, wherein measurement of the characteristic is commenced by activation of the indicator. In yet another embodiment of the invention, a biological sample containment system and method are provided that include a container for collecting a biological sample and a label affixed to the container, wherein information relating to the biological sample or container is situated on the label and at least a portion of said information is situated on a face of the label that is affixed to the container. | 11-06-2014 |
20150010443 | REAGENT CONTAINER FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE ANALYZER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING REAGENT CONTAINER - A reagent container for a biological sample analyzer that has higher impact resistance than a conventional one and a method for manufacturing the reagent container are provided. The reagent container for a biological sample analyzer is formed of a paper sheet member and has a bottom surface and side wall surfaces connected to the bottom surface. The bottom surface is formed by folding one end side of a tubular body with a prismatic tubular shape formed of the sheet member and adhering overlapping surfaces to each other, and the overlapping surfaces are not adhered to each other in a predetermined region including an apex of the bottom surface. | 01-08-2015 |
20150064082 | Methods and Systems for Using RFID in Biological Field - Biological reagent carrier devices and methods are disclosed, which employ RFID techniques to associate information with biological reagents. | 03-05-2015 |
20150132199 | LABORATORY VESSELS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A laboratory vessel assembly includes a vessel body with a closed end, an open end, an engaging portion disposed inbetween, and two edges disposed longitudinally on two opposite portions of an outer surface of the engaging portion of the vessel body along one or more fusion lines of the vessel body; a vessel cap with a closed end, an open end, a receiving portion disposed inbetween, and one or more grooves disposed on an inner surface of the receiving portion along one or more fusion lines of the vessel cap; wherein the receiving portion of the vessel cap is configured to engage with the engaging portion of the vessel body to create one or more aeration gaps between the vessel body and the vessel cap along the grooves of the vessel cap and/or the edges of the vessel body. | 05-14-2015 |
20150338429 | ANALYSIS UNIT FOR ANALYSIS DEVICE - This analysis unit ( | 11-26-2015 |
20150371564 | INFORMATION WRITABLE FILM AND A SAMPLE STORAGE TUBE - To provide an information writable film that is chemical and abrasion resistance, and is suitable for high contrast white laser marking. The information writable film comprises a writable film layer | 12-24-2015 |
20160016162 | SELF ALIGNING WEDGE CONTAINER WITH ANTI-EVAPORATION TUBE - A fluid container includes a container body configured to hold one or more fluids. The container body has a first side wall and an opposing second side wall. The fluid container also includes one or more container alignment features disposed on an outer surface of the first side wall and configured to self-align the container body with a datum. The fluid container also includes one or more anti-evaporation tube alignment mechanisms disposed on one or more inner surfaces of the container body and configured to self-align an anti-evaporation tube within the container body. | 01-21-2016 |
20160016163 | LID MECHANISM - The invention provides a lid mechanism suitable for use with automated instrumentation. The lid mechanism has a compact design enabling it to function in very small spaces, and therefore on very compact instrumentation. One embodiment of the lid mechanism has a nut positioned around a jackscrew; a motor translationally attached to the nut for driving rotational motion of the nut around the jackscrew and vertical motion of the jackscrew; a main shaft positioned around the jackscrew with a bearing support positioned on the main shaft; a moving support comprising a bearing guide track and positioned on the main shaft so that the bearing support is positioned within the bearing guide track; and a lid plate positioned on the moving support so that vertical movement of the moving support causes vertical movement of the lid plate and rotational movement of the moving support causes rotational movement of the lid plate. Also provided is an automated laboratory instrument having a lid mechanism of the invention. | 01-21-2016 |
20160136645 | CONTAINER STORAGE RECEPTACLE - A container storage receptacle includes a package and an elution container that is enclosed and stored in the package, and that encloses and stores an eluent for eluting a nucleic acid from a nucleic acid binding activity solid-phase carrier. The eluent contains water, and an inner portion of the package is in a state of being saturated with water vapor. | 05-19-2016 |
20160144365 | ETCHING METHOD FOR FORMING A CARRIER HAVING INWARD SIDE WALLS IN PARTICULAR FOR CONFINING A DROPLET FOR CAPILLARY SELF-ASSEMBLY - A method for capillary self-assembly of a plate and a carrier, including: forming an etching mask on a region of a substrate; reactive-ion etching the substrate, the etching using a series of cycles each including isotropic etching followed by surface passivation, wherein a duration of the isotropic etching for each cycle increases from one cycle to another, a ratio between durations of the passivation and etching of each cycle is lower than a ratio for carrying out a vertical anisotropic etching to form a carrier having an upper surface defined by the region and side walls defining an acute angle with the upper surface; removing the etching mask; placing a droplet on the upper surface of the carrier; and placing the plate on the droplet. | 05-26-2016 |
20160184816 | Interior vessel of a simulation cabinet and simulation cabinet with an interior vessel - The invention is an interior vessel of a simulation cabinet, with at least two hook-shaped fastening elements being arranged at the interior vessel for fastening at a housing of the simulation cabinet, and a simulation cabinet comprising such an interior vessel and a housing, with the housing showing engagement elements, which can be engaged by the hook-shaped fastening elements. | 06-30-2016 |
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