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Patent US7976793 - Electronic pipette - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA system controls aspiration and dispensation of a liquid in a pipette. The system includes a computing device and the pipette. The computing device includes a pipetting module and a first communication interface. The pipetting module defines an operation to perform at the pipette. The first communication...http://www.google.com/patents/US7976793?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7976793 - Electronic pipetteAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7976793 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/944,532Publication dateJul 12, 2011Priority dateNov 27, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2546069A1, CA2547138A1, CA2547138C, EP1687089A1, EP1695200A2, EP1695200B1, US20050118069, US20080271514, WO2005051543A1, WO2005052781A2, WO2005052781A3, WO2005052781B1Publication number10944532, 944532, US 7976793 B2, US 7976793B2, US-B2-7976793, US7976793 B2, US7976793B2InventorsStephane Solotareff, Yves-Andre May, Christian Langlais, Philippe Remy, Patrick HaddadOriginal AssigneeGilson S.A.S.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (80), Non-Patent Citations (25), Referenced by (7), Classifications (22), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetElectronic pipette
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