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US 2006/0190840 A1Published application
Semi-automated pipetting aid
OwnerJames Frostinventor
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Abstract
A semi-automated pipetting apparatus has a computer monitor with a screen lying in at least a nearly horizontal plane. A screen protector is mounted over the screen. A processing unit runs a computer program and is in communication with the computer monitor to generate a screen display shown on the screen. The screen display indicates at least one target location for the placement of a vial.
Claims25
A semi-automated pipetting apparatus, comprising:
- a computer monitor including a screen lying in at least a nearly horizontal plane;
- a processing unit running a computer program in communication with said computer monitor;
- a screen display generated by the processing unit and the computer program, and shown on a screen of said computer monitor;
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- wherein the screen display indicates at least one target location for a vial.
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A method for semi-automating the filling of vials in a laboratory, comprising the steps of:
- placing a computer monitor such that a screen of the computer monitor lies in a nearly horizontal plane;
- generating a screen display via a processing unit running a computer program in communication with the computer monitor;
- indicating at least one target location for a vial on the screen display;
- and placing a vial on top of the screen and the target location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.