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Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 27, 2022
Applicant:

Tecan Trading Ag, Männedorf, CH;

Inventors:

Max Stumpf, Zürich, CH;

Volfgang Vilaj, Uetikon am See, CH;

Assignee:

TECAN TRADING AG, Männedorf, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/1011 (2013.01); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of measuring the alignment of one or more pipetting tips in an automated pipetting system where the one or more pipetting tips are mounted on one or more adapters of a pipetting head approximately perpendicular to the pipetting head mounting surface is disclosed. The orifices at the end of the one or more pipetting tips are mapped with an image capture device having a sensor placed in face and distant of the orifices. The method sends the acquired data from mapping the orifices of the one or more pipetting tips to the data processor, generating an image of the orifices of the one or more pipetting tips, determining the center positions of orifices, and delivering alignment information for the one or more pipetting tips.


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