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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:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2007
Applicants:
William David Dunfee, Newark, DE (US);
Mark Henry Sprenkle, Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
William David Dunfee, Newark, DE (US);
Mark Henry Sprenkle, Newark, DE (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/08 (2006.01); G01F 23/00 (2006.01); G01F 17/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/10 (2006.01); G01N 11/00 (2006.01); G01M 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Analyzing the pressure profile generated during a predetermined period of time prior to the end of an aspiration or dispensing process and comparing a pressure reading to predetermined values to determine if the aspiration or dispensing pipette was free of clogs.