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(11) EP 2 719 461 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
16.08.2023 Bulletin 2023/33

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
12.07.2023 Bulletin 2023/28

(21) Application number: 12188267.4

(22) Date of filing: 12.10.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01L 3/02(2006.01)
 G01N 35/10(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G01N 35/1004; G01N 35/1016; B01L 2200/0615; B01L 2200/0684; B01L 2200/141; B01L 2200/146; B01L 2400/0487; G01N 2035/1018; B01L 13/02; Y10T 436/2575; B01L 3/021

(54)

Method of pipetting a test liquid

Pipettiereinheit und Verfahren zum Pipettieren einer Testflüssigkeit

Unité de pipette et procédé pour pipeter un liquide d'essai

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

(43) Date of publication of application:
16.04.2014 Bulletin 2014/16

(73) Proprietor: F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
4070 Basel (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • Hutter, Roland
    6300 Zug (CH)
  • Stoeckli, Roland
    5623 Boswil (CH)

(74) Representative: Curcio, Mario 
Roche Diagnostics International AG Patents Forrenstrasse 2
6343 Rotkreuz
6343 Rotkreuz (CH)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 2 157 435
WO-A1-01/88549
JP-A- 57 208 461
JP-A- 2007 212 399
US-A1- 2010 047 128
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JP-A- 54 155 088
JP-A- S62 228 954
US-A1- 2010 000 343
   
       
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