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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:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jukka Tuunanen, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
Labsystems Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/506 ; G01N 3/3553 ; A01N 1/02 ; C12M 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/506 ; G01N 3/3553 ; A01N 1/02 ; C12M 3/02 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a means for separating magnetic particles from a composition. The means comprises an elongated protective cover (,) that comprises a recess (,) extending from the upper end towards the lower end thereof, the recess comprising a movable magnetic rod (,), the proportion of the length of the rod to its thickness being at least about 2:1. The invention can be used in different applications especially in the fields of biotechnology, biochemistry, and biomedicine. Collecting particles by using the means is easy and fast.