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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Gen-probe Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
David H Combs, San Diego, CA (US);
Norbert D. Hagen, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Ayra Baker, Escondido, CA (US);
Joseph Reed Ellis, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01F 33/302 (2022.01); B01F 33/3033 (2022.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6848 (2018.01); C12Q 1/686 (2018.01); G01N 21/29 (2006.01); G01N 35/02 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/10 (2013.01); G01N 35/021 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00277 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0434 (2013.01); G01N 2035/103 (2013.01);
Abstract
After disposable pipette tips are used by an automated pipettor, they are released by the pipettor and fall into a waste container. When the waste container is removed to be emptied, the pipette tips are temporarily sequestered in a pipette tip holding station so that the automated pipettor may operate uninterrupted. After the waste container is replaced, the sequestered pipette tips are released by the holding station into the waste container.