| Universal Bio Research Co. Ltd Patent applications |
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| 20120094307 | TUBE FOR MEASURING BIO-RELATED SUBSTANCE AND QUANTIFYING SYSTEM - A bio-related substance assay tube | 04-19-2012 |
| 20110215118 | DISPENSING CYLINDER, LARGE CAPACITY DISPENSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING LARGE CAPACITY DISPENSING DEVICE - The invention relates to a dispensing cylinder, a large capacity dispensing device, and a method of using a large capacity dispensing device, and aims at providing a dispensing cylinder, a large capacity dispensing device, and a method of using a large capacity dispensing device, with high quantitativity and capable of suppressing the scale of the device and efficiently utilizing working space, despite the relatively large volumes of fluid handled. The construction comprises: a small diameter section, a large diameter section which communicates with the small diameter section and is capable of holding fluids, a sliding section provided in a slidable manner within the large diameter section which enables fluid to be sucked and discharged to and from the large diameter section through the small diameter section, and a connection section which connects the sliding section in a detachable manner to a suction and discharge mechanism which drives the sliding section. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20100285996 | SEGMENTED PROCESS APPARATUS FOR MICROPLATE AND SEGMENTED PROCESS METHOD FOR MICROPLATE - An object is to provide a highly effective segmented process apparatus for a microplate using a standard microplate without increasing the scale of the apparatus, as well as a method for processing a microplate. The apparatus includes: a predetermined microplate provided with a number of wells are set in array; one or more nozzle heads provided with a number of nozzles set in array; a suction and ejection mechanism for sucking and ejecting a gas via the nozzles; and a moving means which allows relative movement between the microplate and the nozzle heads, wherein tips of all of the nozzles provided on each nozzle head are provided in such a manner that the tips can be inserted into the wells in a portion of the microplate all together, and the row intervals and column intervals of the nozzles in array are respectively same as the row intervals and column intervals of the wells in array. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100279303 | REACTION VESSEL, REACTION VESSEL LIQUID INTRODUCING DEVICE, LIQUID INTRODUCING AND REACTION MEASURING DEVICE, AND LIQUID INTRODUCING DEVICE - The invention relates to a reaction vessel, a reaction vessel liquid introducing device, a liquid introducing and reaction measuring device, and a liquid introducing device, and is directed to being able to perform temperature control of a liquid stored within the reaction vessel with a high accuracy and faithful responsiveness. The reaction vessel comprises: a storage chamber in which a liquid is storable, that has an opening part; a reaction chamber that is formed thinner or narrower than the storage chamber; and at least one flow passage that communicates between the storage chamber or the exterior and the reaction chamber. The reaction vessel is formed such that it is connectable to a liquid introducing section provided externally, and the liquid can be introduced into the reaction chamber by connecting to the liquid introducing section. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100273250 | REACTION VESSEL, REACTION VESSEL LIQUID INTRODUCING DEVICE, LIQUID INTRODUCING AND REACTION MEASURING DEVICE, AND LIQUID INTRODUCING DEVICE - The invention relates to a reaction vessel, a reaction vessel liquid introducing device, a liquid introducing and reaction measuring device, and a liquid introducing device, and is directed to being able to perform temperature control of a liquid stored within the reaction vessel with a high accuracy and faithful responsiveness. The reaction vessel comprises: a storage chamber in which a liquid is storable, that has an opening part; a reaction chamber that is formed thinner or narrower than the storage chamber; and at least one flow passage that communicates between the storage chamber or the exterior and the reaction chamber. The reaction vessel is formed such that it is connectable to a liquid introducing section provided externally, and the liquid can be introduced into the reaction chamber by connecting to the liquid introducing section. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100273245 | REACTION VESSEL, REACTION VESSEL LIQUID INTRODUCING DEVICE, LIQUID INTRODUCING AND REACTION MEASURING DEVICE, AND LIQUID INTRODUCING DEVICE - The invention relates to a reaction vessel, a reaction vessel liquid introducing device, a liquid introducing and reaction measuring device, and a liquid introducing device, and is directed to being able to perform temperature control of a liquid stored within the reaction vessel with a high accuracy and faithful responsiveness. The reaction vessel comprises: a storage chamber in which a liquid is storable, that has an opening part; a reaction chamber that is formed thinner or narrower than the storage chamber; and at least one flow passage that communicates between the storage chamber or the exterior and the reaction chamber. The reaction vessel is formed such that it is connectable to a liquid introducing section provided externally, and the liquid can be introduced into the reaction chamber by connecting to the liquid introducing section. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100236324 | COLUMN TIP PROCESSING DEVICE AND COLUMN TIP PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention relates to a column tip processing device and a column tip processing method, and its objective is to enhance the contact between a packing and a fluid as a subject to be processed whereby accomplishing a highly efficient reaction as well as an accurate processing, which has a nozzle head having a single or multiple-channeled nozzle, a suction and discharge mechanism, one or more types of column tips in which a packing is enclosed, a stage provided with a fluid housing part group including a plurality of fluid housing parts in which various solutions are or can be housed, and moving means for moving the nozzle head relatively to the fluid housing part group, and also has a controlling part which controls the suction and discharge mechanism and the moving means with regard to quantities, pressure, flow rate, the number of cycles, time or position of the suction or discharge by the nozzle based on a structural requirement relating to the structure of the one or more types of column tips to be fitted to the nozzle and a processing requirement relating to the processing contents involving one or more types of subject fluids subjected to the suction or discharge of the column tips. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100137165 | MAGNETIC PARTICLE PARALLEL PROCESSING APPARATUS PERMITTING REPEATED USE OF CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MAGNETIC PARTICLE PARALLEL PROCESSING PERMITTING REPEATED USE OF CONTAINER - To provide a magnetic particle parallel processing apparatus permitting repeated use of a container, and a method of magnetic particle parallel processing permitting repeated use of a container, with which the rate of repeated use of a container is enhanced to thereby achieve a saving in the working space and a saving in the working time. The apparatus comprises: at least one reaction container; a liquid disposal tank; a reagent etc. feeder with at least one flow channel for feeding at least one type of liquid selected from the group consisting of two or more types of solutions and a magnetic particle suspension according to the processing content, at a given amount and at a given timing, to the reaction container; and a magnetic separator which has at least one processing nozzle with a distal end insertable into the reaction container and the liquid disposal tank, for sucking and discharging a liquid through the distal end, and which also has a magnetic means capable of applying a magnetic field to the interior of the distal end to thereby attract magnetic particles contained in the liquid inside the distal end to the inner wall thereof to effect separation of the magnetic particles, and canceling the magnetic field to thereby release the attracted magnetic particles and re-suspend the same in a liquid. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100119416 | CARRIER ENCLOSING TIP, CARRIER TREATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CARRIER TREATMENT - A carrier enclosing chip; a carrier treating apparatus; and a method of carrier treatment. It is intended to carry out separation/purification with increased efficiency and rapidity as compared with those of treatment using conventional liquid chromatograph or filter. There is provided a carrier enclosing chip comprising a nozzle for gas suction and discharge, or opening for fitting fittable to a member fitted to a nozzle; a container of chip form having a port through which fluid inflow and outflow can be effected by the gas suction and discharge; and a carrier enclosed in the container of chip form, the carrier capable of adsorption of any biosubstance contained in the fluid or capable of reaction with or binding to the biosubstance. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100047132 | Micro Plate Treating Device and Micro Plate Treating Method - An object is to provide a micro plate treating device and micro plate treating method capable of handling a larger number of kinds of solution or suspensions or a larger volume of solutions or suspensions per work area by use of a normalized micro plate without enlarging the scale of the device. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100043575 | PIPETTE TIP HAVING CARRIER/FLUID ENCLOSED THEREIN, APPARATUS FOR TREATING PIPETTE TIP HAVING CARRIER/FLUID ENCLOSED THEREIN AND METHOD OF TREATING PIPETTE TIP HAVING CARRIER/FLUID ENCLOSED THEREIN - The present invention relates to a pipette tip having a support and a fluid enclosed therein, an apparatus for treating the pipette tip having a support and a fluid enclosed therein, and a method of treating the pipette tip having a support and a fluid enclosed therein. The present invention aims at providing separation and purification that may be performed more efficiently and rapidly than the treatments using a conventional treatment using liquid chromatograph or a filter, and constituted to have a function for sustainedly activating the support by comprising a pipette tip comprising an attachment opening that is to be attached to a nozzle for sucking and discharging a gas or to a connecting tube attachable to the nozzle and may be communicated with the nozzle, and an opening that allows flow-in and flow-out of a liquid in response to the suction and discharging of the gas; a support enclosed in the pipette tip, which may adsorb or capture a biological material in the liquid or react with or bond to the biological material; and a fluid for sustainedly activating the support, which comprises a predetermined liquid or a predetermined gas that is enclosed in the pipette tip in a breakable state and comes into contact with the support. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100018331 | CASSETTE FOR STACKING SPECIMEN, SPOTTING DEVICE, AND SPECIMEN STACKING DEVICE - It is an object of this invention to provide a sample integration cassette, a spotting device and a sample integration device which enhance a sample integration density and reduce the size of a sample assembly and a probe. The sample integration cassette has the sample assembly and the sample support carrier so arranged therein that the sample support can be fed from the sample support carrier onto the sample assembly at a predetermined angle to the sample assembly at all times. The cassette is formed so as to be connectable with a drive unit that applies a drive force to the sample assembly and the sample support carrier interlockingly and synchronously. The spotting device has a delivery member mounting table which is vertically moved over the sample support carrier to apply samples to the sample support from the delivery member. The sample integration device rotatably supports the sample support carrier and includes a rotary drive unit for rotating the sample support carrier and the sample assembly and a biasing means connected to the rotary drive unit to pull the cassette in one direction. The sample assembly rotating device includes a rotating shaft to which the sample assembly is fitted at one end, a drive means to drive the rotating shaft, and a power supply for the drive means. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100015010 | Carrier-Enclosed Transformable Container, Carrier-Enclosed Transformable Container Processing Apparatus, and Carrier-Enclosed Transformable Container Processing Method - Provided are a carrier-enclosed transformable container, a carrier-enclosed transformable container processing apparatus, and a carrier-enclosed transformable container processing method about which a carrier to which various substances such as biogenic substances are bonded or bondable is held in a transformable container as the container to be in a substantially stationary state, thereby making it possible to make the handling of the carrier, measurement, and other treatments effective, speedy, and easy. The container is formed to have: a containing part which can contain liquid and gas at its inside surrounded by a wall face, a part of this wall face having a transformable wall face capable of undergoing a predetermined transformation without changing the entire internal surface area of the wall face substantially; an orifice part which is connected to the containing part and can undergo the inflow and outflow of a liquid sucked and discharged by the expansion and contraction of the inside by the transformation of the transformable wall face, respectively; and a carrier to which a predetermined substance enclosed in the containing part to be in a substantially stationary state is bonded or bondable. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20090317897 | REACTION VESSEL, REACTION MEASURING DEVICE, AND LIQUID ROTATING TREATMENT DEVICE - An object is to provide a reaction vessel, a reaction measuring device, and a liquid rotating treatment device wherein temperature control of a liquid stored within the vessel can be performed with a high accuracy and faithful responsiveness. The construction is such that a vessel has: a storage chamber in which a liquid is storable, that has an opening part, and a reaction chamber that is communicated with the storage chamber and is formed thinner or narrower than the storage chamber, and the vessel is installable on a rotatable rotating body provided externally, and is formed such that when the vessel is installed on the rotating body, a rotation axis of the rotating body passes through the vessel, and the reaction chamber is positioned farther away from the rotation axis than the storage chamber. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090298160 | Reaction vessel and reaction controller - The invention relates to a reaction vessel and a reaction controller, wherein temperature control of a liquid stored within the vessel can be performed with a high accuracy and faithful responsiveness. The reaction container and the reaction controller comprise one or a plurality of reaction chambers in which liquid is storable, and a wall that surrounds the reaction chamber, and the entirety or a part of the wall is formed by a temperature raising and lowering body that can raise or lower the temperature thereof according to a signal from an instructing part provided outside. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090294385 | Filtration method, filter-incorporated tip, and filtration device - The present invention relates to a filtration method, a filter-incorporated tip and a filtration device, and its object is to perform efficient and swift isolation of a target substance. The filtration method therefore comprises: a liquid introducing step to introduce a liquid into a filter-incorporated tip through a guide opening portion thereof, wherein the filter-incorporated tip has a nozzle-tipped container and a filter, the nozzle-tipped container has a guide opening portion that can be directly or indirectly fitted to an air nozzle capable of ejecting a gas and a front nozzle portion capable of delivering the liquid by the ejection of the gas from the air nozzle, and the filter is locked in the nozzle-tipped container to partition the interior of the nozzle-tipped container into the guide opening portion side and the front nozzle portion side and is adapted to temporarily hold the liquid and isolate a predetermined substance as the liquid passes through the filter, with the nozzle-tipped container coupled to the air nozzle on the guide opening portion side; a coupling step to directly or indirectly couple the filter-incorporated tip containing the liquid to the air nozzle; and a pressure application step to eject the gas from the air nozzle into the coupled filterincorporated tip. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090221080 | Various-Substance Holder, Various-Substance Holder Treating Apparatus, and Various-Substance Holder Treating Method - An object of the present invention is to provide a various-substance holder, a various-substance holder treating apparatus, and a various-substance holder treating method which enable the mutual identification of a plurality of particulate carriers to which various substances are or can be immobilized without the need to arrange the particulate carriers at predetermined positions or in a predetermined order, eliminating the need for time and effort to arrange the various substance at predetermined positions or in a predetermined order to allow treatments to be quickly and easily achieved. The various-substance holder according to the present invention has a plurality of particulate carriers or plural sets of particulate carriers to which plural types of chemical substances are or can be immobilized and a carrier holding portion holding the plurality of particulate carriers or the plural sets of particulate carriers in a substantially stationary state such that the plurality of particulate carriers or the plural sets of particulate carriers can be externally measured. The various-substance holder is configured so that each of the plurality of particulate carriers or at least one of the particulate carriers belonging to the plural sets of the particulate carriers are labeled according to types of the chemical substances or for each of the particulate carriers or each set of the particulate carriers so as to be mutually identifiable before the particulate carriers are introduced and held in the carrier holding portion. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090211380 | Method of Detecting Dispensed Quantity, and Liquid Suction Monitoring Dispensing Apparatus - There are provided a method of detecting dispensed quantity in which without the need of detecting a surface of liquid accommodated in a container, a liquid quantity can be detected only by measuring pressure change; and a relevant liquid suction monitoring dispensing apparatus. There is provided a method of detecting dispensed quantity for detection of the quantity of liquid suctioned and discharged by a dispensing apparatus including a pipette tip, a liquid suctioning/discharging mechanism for the pipette tip, a pressure sensor capable of detecting the pressure within the pipette tip, and a lifting and lowering mechanism for the pipette tip, which method comprises: an insertion step for inserting a distal end of the pipette tip down to the deepest zone of a container accommodating liquid to be measured; a suction pressure measuring step for without moving of the pipette tip, while suctioning the liquid into the pipette tip at a predetermined suctioning rate, measuring any pressure change during the suctioning; and a suction detecting step for on the basis of pressure change measured, determining the state of suction. Further, there is provided a liquid suction monitoring dispensing apparatus capable of practicing this method. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20080268545 | Method for detecting a target substance - In order to separate a complex of a first probe, a second probe and a target substance from a reaction mixture obtained by reacting the first probe having first particle (such as labeled particle) and a first binding substance (such as a first oligonucleotide) immobilized on the first particle, the second probe having second particle (such as magnetic particle) and a second binding substance (such as a second oligonucleotide) immobilized on the second particle, and the target substance (such as a target nucleic acid) under mild conditions which do not cause destruction or degradation of the complex, the reaction mixture is mixed with a liquid having a specific gravity greater than that of the first particle, less than that of the second particle and less than that of a particle complex composed of the first particle and the second particle, or a liquid having a specific gravity less than that of the first particle, greater than that of the second particle and greater than that of a particle complex composed of the first particle and the second particle, and then allowed to stand undisturbed until a precipitate and a floating substance are formed. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080257073 | Biological Material Fixed Region Enclosing Tip, Biological Material Fixed Region Treatment Apparatus, and Treatment Method Thereof - A biological material fixed region enclosing tip, a biological material fixed region treatment apparatus, and a treatment method thereof. An object is to enable processing to be performed while a fixing region is enclosed in an immovable state with respect to the tip form vessel, and to execute processing of high reliability with a simple apparatus. The biological material fixed region enclosing tip comprises: a tip form vessel having an installation opening part that is installable to a nozzle that performs suction and discharge of gas, and an opening through which inflow and outflow of fluid is possible by means of the suction and discharge of gas; a fixing region provided in the tip form vessel, in which a predetermined biological material is fixed or fixable in a plurality of different positions that are determined beforehand that are distinguishable from the exterior; and an enclosing section that encloses the fixing region within the tip form vessel such that the fixing region is able to make contact in an immovable state with the fluid that has flown into the tip form vessel from the opening. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080248586 | Reaction Vessel, Reaction Vessel Liquid Introducing Device, Liquid Introducing and Reaction Measuring Device, and Liquid Introducing Device - The invention relates to a reaction vessel, a reaction vessel liquid introducing device, a liquid introducing and reaction measuring device, and a liquid introducing device, and is directed to being able to perform temperature control of a liquid stored within the reaction vessel with a high accuracy and faithful responsiveness. The reaction vessel comprises: a storage chamber in which a liquid is storable, that has an opening part; a reaction chamber that is formed thinner or narrower than the storage chamber; and at least one flow passage that communicates between the storage chamber or the exterior and the reaction chamber. The reaction vessel is formed such that it is connectable to a liquid introducing section provided externally, and the liquid can be introduced into the reaction chamber by connecting to the liquid introducing section. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080200575 | Immobilization Vehicle, Method of Treating Vehicle and Continuous Vehicle Treating Apparatus - The present invention provides a fixing medium suited for fixing biological substances, a medium processing method and a continuous medium processing device. The continuous medium processing device of this invention comprises:
| 08-21-2008 |
