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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a microcuvette assembly for properly holding a liquid sample. SOLUTION: A microcuvette 7 is formed so as to include a first partial plate 2, having a first cuvette surface 3, and a second partial plate 4 facing the first partial plate and having a second cuvette surface 5. The second cuvette surface 5 is disposed at the operation position of the microcuvette assembly 1 and is separated at a distance 6 so as to be registered and parallel to the first cuvette surface 3. A liquid volume 8 added to one of the cuvette surfaces 3, 5 is held in between two cuvette surfaces 3, 5. In the microcuvette assembly 1, the second cuvette surface 3 of the first partial plate 2 is formed as a free electron beam optical element. The microcuvette assembly 1 is formed independently a surface of a transparent body 10, disposed in an opening 9 that penetrates the first partial plate 2. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an alternative laser scanner device arranged on a slide to form an image of a fluorescent sample treated using fluorescent pigments. SOLUTION: This laser scanner device 1 is provided with a motorized transport device 3 for moving a slide from a storage unit 4 to a sample table 2 and back. The storage unit 4 includes a sample part 7 for a sample slide 8 and a test part 9 for test slides 10, each part having a depository 6 and being accessible to the transport device 3 during the operation of the laser scanner device 1. The test part 9 is implemented separately from the sample part 7 and is permanently connected to the laser scanner device 1 as a test part magazine 9' for the test slide 10. The test slide 10 stored in the test part 9 is not manually accessible for an operator in the operating state of the laser scanner device 1. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage unit for storing and arranging many biological samples. SOLUTION: This storage unit (1) has horizontal main footprints (2) and many storage compartments (3) which are separated through middle walls (4) from each other and are surrounded with peripheral frames (5). The middle walls (4) and the peripheral frames (5) are vertically arranged on the main footprints (2). The storage compartments (3) each has both the first opening (6) and the second opening (7). The storage compartments (3) each is formed in the shape of a biopsy cassette (8) or in the shape of a glass slide (30), and has a holding means (9). The biopsy cassette (8) or the glass slide (30) which is inserted into the storage compartment (3) through the first opening (6) or the second opening (7) and perpendicularly stands is prevented from dropping through the first opening (6) or the second opening (7) with the holding means (9). COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for aspirating a liquid from an SPE plate for solid phase extraction and elution of organic and/or inorganic particles, which is free from conventional disadvantages. SOLUTION: In this device 1 for aspirating the liquid from the wells 3 and/or extraction chambers 4 of the SPE plate 5 for solid phase extraction and elution of organic/inorganic particles, each extraction chamber is arranged on the bottom side of each well and has an outlet 8 including an annular wall 7. This device comprises a suction chamber 11 delimited by an enclosure member 10, a receiving opening part 12 arranged in a part of the enclosure member and having an end region, which may be sealed to the surrounding atmosphere by applying a part of the SPE plate, a partial vacuum line 15 connected to a suction pump to evacuate the suction chamber, and a suction member 18 having a plurality of sucking opening parts 19. The number and distribution of the suction opening parts correspond to the number and distribution of the wells and/or extraction chambers of the SPE plate arranged on the end region 13, and an intermediate space 21 is defined by the suction member, the bottom part of the SPE plate, and the enclosure member. The enclosure member includes an air valve for guiding a flushing gas to the intermediate space. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a laser scanner apparatus for imaging and/or measuring fluorescent samples which are treated with two different fluorescent dyes. SOLUTION: The laser scanner apparatus (1) includes: lasers (51, 52) and a first optical system (53) for providing two laser beams (54, 55) of differing wavelength; an optical deflection element (56); a first objective (57); a second optical system (58); and two detectors (61, 61') for detecting emission beam bundles (59, 60). The optical deflection element (56) includes a wedge-shaped dichroic mirror (62) with front and rear dichroic surfaces (63, 64) which are arranged at an intermediate angle (β). The mirror (62) is adjusted in such a way that the two laser beams (54, 55) are each reflected at one of the surfaces (63, 64) and causes a spatial separation of the two resulting focal points (65) and the two emission beam bundles (59, 60). COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact storage system and a corresponding method for storing frozen specimens. SOLUTION: The compact storage system comprises a storage area, a housing with a thermal insulation part, and at least one refrigeration unit that can cool at least the storage area to a temperature of at least -15°C. The compact storage system also comprises storage shelves arranged completely within the refrigerated storage area and a transfer area arranged above the storage area. An essentially horizontally moving robot is arranged within the transfer area. The compact storage system further comprises at least one essentially vertical paternoster device and the paternoster device includes a plurality of storage shelves that circulate on an essentially oval path and are essentially horizontally oriented. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an alternative method which enables the easy classification of a liquid sample and its dispensation as needed. SOLUTION: In the method for classifying liquid by a known dispensing system for liquid, variations in a selected measurable and physically well-grounded virtual parameter are detected as a data set typical of the liquid; and the typical data set of the selected virtual parameter is compared with the corresponding data set of a known liquid; and the liquid is classified from the comparison. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for simply detecting a chemical reaction in a biological molecule such as phosphorylation or dephosphorylation of a peptide. SOLUTION: This method for measuring the presence or absence of a chemical group bonded with the biological molecule in a sample, especially phosphoric acid group is provided. Here, such the molecules are attached with a phosphor marker as a tag and such phosphor marker is activated by irradiating the sample with light. The method is characterized by following processes; (a) a process of using the phosphor marker, in which the fluorescent light continuation period shows different values according to the presence or absence of the phosphoric acid bonded with the biological molecule; (b) a measuring process of the fluorescent light continuation time of the phosphor marker selected according to the process (a); and (c) a classifying process depending on the presence or absence of the phosphoric acid group with the biological molecules. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI