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1 120 546 documents amended

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EP 2417461 A2 20120215 - AUTOMATED PIPETTE TIP LOADING DEVICES AND METHODS

Title (en)

AUTOMATED PIPETTE TIP LOADING DEVICES AND METHODS

Title (de)

AUTOMATISIERTE LADEVORRICHTUNGEN FÜR PIPETTENSPITZEN UND VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIFS AUTOMATISÉS ET PROCÉDÉS SERVANT AU CHARGEMENT D'EMBOUT DE PIPETTE

Publication

EP 2417461 A2 20120215 (EN)

Application

EP 10762529 A 20100409

Priority

US 2010030611 W 20100409
US 33525309 P 20090411
US 34514209 P 20091009
US 25040409 P 20091009
US 16856109 P 20090411

IPC 8 full level

G01N 35/10 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01); B01L 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B01L 9/543 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0829 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2417461 A2 20120215; EP 2417461 A4 20160727; EP 2417461 B1 20240110

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10762529 A 20100409