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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
May. 17, 2011
William D. Homberg, Oakland, CA (US);
Michael C. Schmittdiel, Oakland, CA (US);
Haakon T. Magnussen, Orinda, CA (US);
Andrew Vainshtein, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas Allen Bell, Oakland, CA (US);
Vintory L. Blake Moore, Atlantic Beach, NC (US);
William D. Homberg, Oakland, CA (US);
Michael C. Schmittdiel, Oakland, CA (US);
Haakon T. Magnussen, Orinda, CA (US);
Andrew Vainshtein, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas Allen Bell, Oakland, CA (US);
Vintory L. Blake Moore, Atlantic Beach, NC (US);
Rainin Instrument, LLC, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A handheld electronic pipette including several features aimed at improving ease of use, including a color dot matrix display, an intuitive thumb-operated two-axis controller, and multifunction soft buttons adjacent to the display. A simple and consistent user interface facilitates easy access to various modes of operation, including a manual pipetting mode and a remote mode.