Patent ID: 7747344
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: B67D,G05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A liquid handling system comprising: a container capable of holding a liquid, said container having an opening; a cap engaged with the opening and sealing the container when liquid is contained therein, said cap having a sealed probe hole therein; an information storage device mounted on said cap and adapted to electronically store information relating to the liquid; a connector including a connector head adapted to interconnect with said cap and a probe extending downwardly from the connector head, with a liquid flow passage therein for flow of liquid therethrough; and an information transmitter mounted on the connector and adapted to wirelessly transmit information to and receive information from the information storage device; said connector being constructed and arranged so that said probe is insertable through the probe hole in the cap to establish (i) dispensing contact with liquid contained in the container, and (ii) interconnection of the connector head and the cap to permit liquid to flow from said container through said liquid flow passage in said connector, with said information storage device mounted on said cap, and said information transmitter mounted on said connector, adjacently positioned in information processing relationship to one another.