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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Tecan Trading Ag, Mannedorf, CH;
Inventors:
Nicolas Cors, Rapperswil, CH;
Martin Kuster, Eschenbach, CH;
Assignee:
TECAN TRADING AG, Mannedorf, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 9/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/14 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 9/54 (2013.01); G01N 1/14 (2013.01); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01); G01N 35/04 (2013.01); B01L 3/0213 (2013.01); G01N 2001/1418 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gripper having a mechanical coupling that can be connected to a pipetting tube, at least one fluid channel extends from the coupling and a negative pressure can be transmitted, the gripper having at least one suction cup that is connected to the coupling through the at least one fluid channel as a result of which the negative pressure can be transmitted from the coupling to the at least one suction cup, and the at least one suction cup in the intended use position of the gripper is aligned such that a rim of a suction cup of the at least one suction cup is aligned in a substantially vertical plane.