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EP 1497031 B1 20120912 - IMPROVED PIPETTOR AND EXTERNALLY SEALED PIPETTE TIPS

Title (en)

IMPROVED PIPETTOR AND EXTERNALLY SEALED PIPETTE TIPS

Title (de)

VERBESSERTE PIPETTIERVORRICHTUNG UND AUSSEN ABGEDICHTETE PIPETTENSPITZEN

Title (fr)

PIPETTE AMELIOREE ET EMBOUTS DE PIPETTE FERMES HERMETIQUEMENT DE L'EXTERIEUR

Publication

EP 1497031 B1 20120912 (EN)

Application

EP 02786416 A 20021015

Priority

US 0232930 W 20021015
US 11910002 A 20020408
US 21071202 A 20020730

IPC 8 full level

B01L 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B01L 3/022 (2013.01); B01L 3/0227 (2013.01); B01L 3/0279 (2013.01); B01L 2200/025 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0689 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0838 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AU 2002351499 A1 20031027; EP 1497031 A1 20050119; EP 1497031 A4 20090729; EP 1497031 B1 20120912; JP 2006507106 A 20060302; JP 4447925 B2 20100407

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2002351499 A 20021015; EP 02786416 A 20021015; JP 2003583633 A 20021015