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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2006
Nikolaus Ingenhoven, Uerikon, CH;
Robert Liebhard, Zürich, CH;
Adi Zuppiger, Siebnen, CH;
Werner Hälg, Männedorf, CH;
Nikolaus Ingenhoven, Uerikon, CH;
Robert Liebhard, Zürich, CH;
Adi Zuppiger, Siebnen, CH;
Werner Hälg, Männedorf, CH;
Tecan Trading AG, Mannedorf, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for classifying a liquid () in a known pipetting system for this liquid (), the method being characterized in that the changes of a selected, measurable, and physically founded virtual parameter are detected as a data set typical for this liquid (); this typical data set of the selected virtual parameter is compared to corresponding data sets of known liquids, and the liquid () is classified on the basis of this comparison. An especially preferred method and a device for classifying a liquid () relate to a device which comprises a fluid chamber (), to which a measuring chamber () is connected, whose internal pressure is monitored using a pressure transducer (). At least a first part () of this fluid chamber () may be brought into fluid connection with a sample () of this liquid ().