Air displacement pipetter
First Claim
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1. An air displacement pipetter comprising:
- a guidance sleeve positioned within a hole in a cylinder block; and
a piston positioned within said guidance sleeve.
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Abstract
An air displacement pipetter comprises a guidance sleeve positioned within a hole in a cylinder block and a piston within a portion of the guidance sleeve a piston penetrating the cylinder block, a spring energized seal disposed within the cylinder block, a seal capture plate contacting the spring energized seal, a carrier plate, a pipette tip attached to the carrier plate, and a manifold plate between said carrier plate and said cylinder block.
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47 Claims
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1. An air displacement pipetter comprising:
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a guidance sleeve positioned within a hole in a cylinder block; and a piston positioned within said guidance sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
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10. The air displacement pipetter of claim 10, wherein said at least one hole is aligned with said hole in said cylinder block.
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12. An air displacement pipetter comprising:
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a cylinder; a piston penetrating said cylinder; a spring energized seal disposed within said cylinder; and a seal capture plate contacting said spring energized seal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An air displacement pipetter comprising:
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a carrier plate; a pipette tip attached to said carrier plate; and a manifold plate between said carrier plate and said pipette tip. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of making an air displacement pipetter comprising:
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inserting a pipette tip into a carrier plate; attaching a manifold plate to said carrier plate; coupling multiple cylinders and/or pistons to said pipette tip. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A method of making an air displacement pipetter comprising:
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inserting one or more sleeves into one or more corresponding cylinders of a cylinder block; inserting one or more seals on top of said sleeves; inserting one or more pistons into said seals and sleeves; placing a first plate over an upper portion of said pistons, said first plate containing holes through which said upper portions of said pistons extend; securing said one or more pistons to said first plate; placing a second plate over an upper portion of said pistons, said second plate containing holes through which said upper portions of said pistons extend and; securing said one or more pistons to said second plate. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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