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EP 0172508 B1 19901107 - LINE PIPETTE

Title (en)

LINE PIPETTE

Publication

EP 0172508 B1 19901107 (EN)

Application

EP 85110036 A 19850809

Priority

FI 843326 A 19840823

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0172508A2] A line pipette in which the diameter of its suction cylinder is longer in the direction transversal to the line than longitudinal to the line. In this way it has been possible to make their cross section area larger, yet without increasing their spacing.

IPC 1-7

B01L 3/02

IPC 8 full level

B01L 3/02 (2006.01); G01N 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B01L 3/0217 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0172508 A2 19860226; EP 0172508 A3 19880323; EP 0172508 B1 19901107; AT E58071 T1 19901115; DE 3580421 D1 19901213; FI 843326 A0 19840823; JP H056859 B2 19930127; JP S6162836 A 19860331; SU 1407391 A3 19880630

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85110036 A 19850809; AT 85110036 T 19850809; DE 3580421 T 19850809; FI 843326 A 19840823; JP 18290285 A 19850820; SU 3951047 A 19850822