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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. 19, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Akira Higuchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 9/00 ;
Abstract
A distribution head is provided with nozzles . A tip holder is placed on a platform which is supported on a rod of a cylinder . The tip holder holds a number of distribution tips upright. The nozzles are fitted to the top portion of the distribution tips by lowering the distribution head . As the platform is elastically supported on the rod of cylinder so that it can move slightly up and down, the distribution tips may be surely fitted to the nozzles without suffering from damage. Air pressure given to the cylinder is adjusted in accordance with the total number of tips , or other factors.