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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:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey S Dorenkott, North Olmsted, OH (US);
Steven E Wilder, Ashland, OH (US);
Dinh Nyugen, Liverpool, NY (US);
Kurukundi Ramesh Murthy, Fairview Park, OH (US);
Assignee:
Chiron Diagnostics Corporation, E. Walpole, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M / ; B01L / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73 37 ; 7386411 ; 7386415 ; 422100 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for aspirating and dispensing a sample fluid. The apparatus includes an air source having an output port coupled to a first port of a flow through pressure transducer. A second port of the flow through pressure transducer is coupled to a first port of a sample probe. The flow through pressure transducer provides transducer signals to a detector circuit. In response to the transducer signals provided thereto, the detector detects the occurrence or non-occurrence of a plurality of different events.