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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward Williamson, Dover, NJ (US);
Stanley Pfeiffer, Mendham, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Becton Dickinson & Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L / ; B01L / ; B01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422104 ; 422 99 ; 422116 ; 422300 ; 422303 ; 435287 ; 435289 ; 435300 ; 435312 ; 435809 ; 200 61 ; 211 74 ; 219430 ; 219433 ; 236-3 ; 236-2 ;
Abstract
An incubation apparatus containing a rack or block with openings capable of receiving containers containing reagents. The rack or block is attached to a heating element for heating containers in the block. The block is driven by a motor actuated by a timer such that at the end of a predetermined time period the block is pivoted whereby containers will fall out of the block and onto a sloping surface on the housing of the incubator. This apparatus provides for the carrying out of reactions for a predetermined amount of time without the necessity of close monitoring of the incubation by laboratory personnel.