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20100086444 | BIOCHIP MANUFACTURING METHOD AND BIOCHIP MANUFACTURING DEVICE - Provided is a method of manufacturing a biochip using a droplet discharging device including a droplet discharging head having a cavity and a nozzle hole provided in communication with the cavity, and a liquid housing unit connected to the cavity via a passage, having the steps of filling a retention liquid which separates without getting mixed with the sample liquid into the liquid housing unit, the passage, and the cavity; injecting the sample liquid into the liquid housing unit; moving the sample liquid from the liquid housing unit to the cavity by discharging the retention liquid from the nozzle hole; stopping the discharge of the retention liquid at the moving step upon detecting with a sensor that the sample liquid reached a position adjacent to the nozzle hole; and delivering the sample liquid as droplets onto the object by discharging the sample liquid from the nozzle hole. | 04-08-2010 |
20110183378 | NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION METHOD, NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION APPARATUS, AND CHIP USED IN NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION - A nucleic acid amplification method includes introducing a liquid sample into a first chamber of a chip for use in nucleic acid amplification, the chip including a second chamber containing liquid that has a smaller specific gravity than the liquid sample and is immiscible with the liquid sample, injecting the liquid sample into the second chamber from the first chamber by a centrifugal force, regulating a temperature of an end of the chip, and rotating the chip about a rotation axis at a predetermined speed. | 07-28-2011 |
20110189660 | BIOCHIP, SAMPLE REACTION APPARATUS, AND SAMPLE REACTION METHOD - A biochip includes: a first chamber; a second chamber filled with a wax, a melting point of the wax being 25° C. or more and 63° C. or less; an injection path between the first chamber and the second chamber; and a sub-chamber that includes a wall at least partially made of the wax, the sub-chamber is formed inside the second chamber and communicates with the first chamber via the injection path. | 08-04-2011 |
20110256590 | BIOCHIP, REACTOR, AND REACTION METHOD - A biochip includes: a chamber that has a longitudinal direction; a holding unit that holds a liquid sample within a predetermined area of the chamber provided along the longitudinal direction, and releases the liquid sample from the predetermined area to an area inside the chamber by using a predetermined pressing force; and a pressed member that applies the predetermined pressing force to the liquid sample. | 10-20-2011 |
20120145260 | BIOTIP - A biotip according to an embodiment of the invention moves a reaction mixture along a longitudinal direction under the force of gravity. The biotip includes a chamber formed of a transparent material and filled with a liquid having a smaller specific gravity than the reaction mixture and immiscible with the reaction mixture, and a seal that seals the chamber. The liquid has a volume resistivity of greater than 0 Ω·cm and 5×10 | 06-14-2012 |
20120225001 | THERMAL CYCLER - A thermal cycler includes a holder receiving a reaction chamber including a channel filled with reaction mixture and an immiscible liquid having different specific gravities and allowing the reaction mixture to move along an opposed inner wall, a temperature gradient forming unit forming a temperature gradient in the movement direction of the reaction mixture relative to the channel during loading into the holder, and a driving unit rotating the holder and temperature gradient forming unit about a rotation axis having a component perpendicular to the gravitational direction and a component perpendicular to the movement direction of the reaction mixture, and a maximum distance from the rotation axis to a point in the channel is smaller than a maximum distance connecting two points in the channel when projected on a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis. | 09-06-2012 |
20120301367 | REACTION VESSEL - A reaction vessel which satisfies a relationship A11-29-2012 | |
20130210081 | THERMAL CYCLER AND THERMAL CYCLE METHOD - A thermal cycler ( | 08-15-2013 |
20130260383 | THERMAL CYCLER AND CONTROL METHOD OF THERMAL CYCLER - An attachment unit for attachment of a reaction container including a channel filled with a reaction solution containing a fluorescent probe and a liquid having a specific gravity different from that of the reaction solution and being immiscible with the reaction solution, the reaction solution moving close to opposed inner walls, a first heating unit heating a first region of the channel and a second heating unit heating a second region of the channel when the reaction container is attached to the attachment unit, a drive mechanism switching arrangement of the attachment unit, the first heating unit, and the second heating unit between a first arrangement and a second arrangement in which a lowermost position of the channel is located within a first region and a second region, respectively, a measurement unit measuring light intensity, and a control unit controlling the portions described above. | 10-03-2013 |
20130260421 | THERMAL CYCLER AND CONTROL METHOD OF THERMAL CYCLER - An attachment unit for attachment of a reaction container including a channel filled with a reaction solution and a liquid having a specific gravity different from that of the reaction solution and being immiscible with the reaction solution, the reaction solution moving close to opposed inner walls, a first heating unit that heats a first region of the channel and a second heating unit that heats a second region of the channel when the reaction container is attached to the attachment unit, a drive mechanism that switches arrangement of the attachment unit, the first heating unit, and the second heating unit between a first arrangement and a second arrangement in which a lowermost position of the channel is located within a first region and a second region, respectively, and a control unit that controls the drive mechanism, the first heating unit, and the second heating unit are provided. | 10-03-2013 |
20130330250 | DEVICE - A device includes: a tube having a first portion and a second portion; and a plunger insertable from the first portion side of the tube and having a tubular portion that can fit an inner surface of the first portion and a rod-like portion that can fit an inner surface of the second portion and is supported by the tubular portion, wherein when the tubular portion fits the inner surface of the first portion, a first state where the inner surface of the second portion and the rod-like portion are spaced apart from each other and a second state where the inner surface of the second portion and the rod-like portion fit together are formed, and in the first state, a communication path communicating the inside of the second portion with the inside of the tubular portion is formed, while in the second state, the communication path is blocked. | 12-12-2013 |
20130330811 | THERMAL CYCLER - A thermal cycler includes: a fitting section for fitting a biochip; a first temperature setting section that sets the temperature of a first region of the biochip; a second temperature setting section that sets the temperature of a second region different from the first region to a temperature different from the first temperature setting section; a driving mechanism that changes a positional relationship between the first region and the second region with respect to the gravitational direction; and a control section that controls the driving mechanism, wherein the control section performs: a process of controlling the driving mechanism such that a first arrangement in which the first region is on the lower side of the second region with respect to the gravitational direction is kept for a first predetermined period. | 12-12-2013 |
20130330818 | THERMAL CYCLER - A thermal cycler includes: a first mounting unit and a second mounting unit which are cylindrical; a temperature gradient forming unit which forms a temperature gradient along mounting directions of the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit; and a driving mechanism which rotates the first mounting unit, the second mounting unit, and the temperature gradient forming unit around a rotating shaft having a component perpendicular to a direction in which gravity is applied and a component intersecting the mounting directions of the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit, wherein the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit are disposed on opposite sides to each other with the rotating shaft interposed therebetween, the mounting direction of the first mounting unit and the mounting direction of the second mounting unit are in the same direction. | 12-12-2013 |
20140147914 | BIOTIP - A biotip according to an embodiment of the invention moves a reaction mixture along a longitudinal direction under the force of gravity. The biotip includes a chamber formed of a transparent material and filled with a liquid having a smaller specific gravity than the reaction mixture and immiscible with the reaction mixture, and a seal that seals the chamber. The liquid has a volume resistivity of greater than 0 Ω·cm and 5×10 | 05-29-2014 |
20140273101 | NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION REACTION DEVICE AND NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION METHOD - A nucleic acid amplification reaction device includes a rotary body having a mounting portion on which a cartridge, which includes a tube that has a plug containing an eluate in which a nucleic acid having bound to nucleic acid-binding solid-phase carriers is eluted from the carriers and a nucleic acid amplification reaction container that is in communication with the tube and contains oil undergoing phase separation from the eluate, is mounted; and a heater forming a temperature gradient inside the nucleic acid amplification reaction container, in which when the posture of the cartridge is changed due to the rotation of the rotary body, a droplet of the eluate introduced from the tube moves inside the nucleic acid amplification reaction container. | 09-18-2014 |
20150087026 | THERMAL CYCLER AND CONTROL METHOD OF THERMAL CYCLER - An attachment unit for attachment of a reaction container including a channel filled with a reaction solution and a liquid having a specific gravity different from that of the reaction solution and being immiscible with the reaction solution, the reaction solution moving close to opposed inner walls, a first heating unit that heats a first region of the channel and a second heating unit that heats a second region of the channel when the reaction container is attached to the attachment unit, a drive mechanism that switches arrangement of the attachment unit, the first heating unit, and the second heating unit between a first arrangement and a second arrangement in which a lowermost position of the channel is located within a first region and a second region, respectively, and a control unit that controls the drive mechanism, the first heating unit, and the second heating unit are provided. | 03-26-2015 |
20150240291 | LYOPHILIZATE OF SUBSTANCE-BINDING SOLID-PHASE CARRIER, VESSEL FOR BINDING SUBSTANCE IN SUBSTANCE-CONTAINING LIQUID TO SUBSTANCE-BINDING SOLID-PHASE CARRIER, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING LYOPHILIZATE CONTAINING SUBSTANCE-BINDING SOLID-PHASE CARRIER - A lyophilizate containing a substance-binding solid-phase carrier, which is obtained by lyophilizing the substance-binding solid-phase carrier together with an additive, a vessel for binding a substance in a substance-containing liquid to a substance-binding solid-phase carrier, in which a lyophilizate obtained by lyophilizing the substance-binding solid-phase carrier together with an additive is provided, and a method of producing a lyophilizate containing a substance-binding solid-phase carrier, which includes lyophilizing the substance-binding solid-phase carrier together with an additive, are provided. | 08-27-2015 |
20150275258 | NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION REACTION DEVICE AND NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION METHOD - A nucleic acid amplification reaction device includes a rotary body on which a cartridge is mountable, the cartridge including a tube having, in this order in the inside thereof, a third plug formed of oil, a fourth plug formed of an elution solution which causes the nucleic acid to be eluted from the magnetic particles bound to the nucleic acid, and a fifth plug formed of oil, and a nucleic acid amplification reaction container which communicates with the side of the tube on which the fifth plug is disposed, and a heater which is able to heat the end portion of the tube on the side communicating with the nucleic acid amplification reaction container and a first region as the end portion of the nucleic acid amplification reaction container on the side communicating with the tube. | 10-01-2015 |
20160001291 | THERMAL CYCLER AND THERMAL CYCLE METHOD - A thermal cycler includes a holder that holds a biotip filled with a reaction mixture and liquid having a smaller specific gravity than the reaction mixture and being immiscible with the reaction mixture, the biotip including a channel in which the reaction mixture moves, a heating unit that heats a first portion of the channel when the biotip is in the holder, and a driving unit that disposes the holder and the heating unit by making a switch between a first disposition and a second disposition, the first disposition being such that the first portion is in a lowest part of the channel with respect to a gravitational force direction when the biotip is in the holder, the second disposition being such that a second portion that is a different portion from the first portion relative to a moving direction of the reaction mixture is in the lowest part of the channel with respect to the gravitational force direction when the biotip is in the holder. | 01-07-2016 |
20160089674 | THERMAL CYCLER - A biotip according to an embodiment of the invention moves a reaction mixture along a longitudinal direction under the force of gravity. The biotip includes a chamber formed of a transparent material and filled with a liquid having a smaller specific gravity than the reaction mixture and immiscible with the reaction mixture, and a seal that seals the chamber. The liquid has a volume resistivity of greater than 0 Ω·cm and 5×10 | 03-31-2016 |
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20090074592 | Compressor and method for operating the same - A compressor comprises a suction passage; an oil reservoir for storing a lubricating oil which is separated from a refrigerant gas having a discharge pressure; and a throttle valve provided in the suction passage and having a valve body for adjusting an opening degree of the suction passage based on a differential pressure applied to the valve body. The suction passage has an upstream suction passage which is located upstream of the throttle valve. The compressor comprises a lubricating oil passage connecting the oil reservoir to the upstream suction passage for the lubricating oil in the oil reservoir to flow to the upstream suction passage therethrough. | 03-19-2009 |
20090142202 | STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING A FILTER IN A COMPRESSOR - In a structure for mounting a filter in a compressor, a mounting member is connected to the filter. A receiving hole is formed in a housing of the compressor for receiving therein the mounting member. A first fitting portion is formed on an inner circumferential surface of a holding portion of the filter. A second fitting portion is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the mounting member for having fitting relation to the first fitting portion for an overlap distance in a radial direction of the receiving hole. When the mounting member is received in the receiving hole with the fitting relation, the filter is disposed in a fluid passage of the housing. A clearance having a dimension is formed between an outer circumferential surface of the holding portion and an inner circumferential surface of the receiving hole. Minimum value of the dimension is smaller than the overlap distance. | 06-04-2009 |
20090246060 | Compressor - A compressor having a discharge chamber into which compressed refrigerant gas is discharged, a discharge passage connected to the discharge chamber, an oil separation device that centrifugally separate oil from the refrigerant gas, an oil reservoir chamber that communicates with a separation chamber through an oil passage and retains the oil separated from the refrigerant gas, and a filter provided between the separation chamber and the oil passage is disclosed. The oil reservoir chamber communicates with a low pressure zone in the compressor the pressure of which is lower than the pressure in the discharge chamber. The oil reservoir chamber thus supplies the separated oil to the low pressure zone. The oil separation device is arranged in the discharge passage in such a manner as to define the separation chamber. The oil separation device centrifugally separate the oil from the refrigerant gas by causing swirling of the refrigerant gas that has been sent to the separation chamber. The filter extends in a swirling direction of the refrigerant gas in the separation chamber. | 10-01-2009 |
20100018386 | COMPRESSOR - The compressor is provided with an oil separator for separating oil from refrigerant gas introduced into a separation chamber, an annular space for reserving oil separated from the refrigerant gas, and a reservoir chamber for reserving the thus separated oil. The oil separator is provided in a cylindrical hole formed in a discharge chamber from which the refrigerant gas is discharged and a lid for partitioning the cylindrical hole from the discharge chamber is provided in the cylindrical hole. The oil separator introduces the refrigerant gas from the discharge chamber to the separation chamber via the introduction passage. The annular space is provided around the lid and connected to the reservoir chamber via an oil passage. The reservoir chamber is connected to a crank chamber of a pressure lower than that in the discharge chamber. | 01-28-2010 |
20140294632 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR - A variable displacement compressor includes a swash plate, a housing and a displacement control valve. The housing has a crank chamber where the swash plate is disposed, a discharge chamber and a suction chamber. The housing has plural bolt holes and is formed by separate members fastened together by plural bolts inserted through the bolt holes. The displacement control valve has a first valve member movable to connect the crank chamber and the discharge chamber, controlling the position of the first valve member to vary compressor displacement. The displacement control valve has a valve chamber and a second valve member serving to connect the crank chamber and the suction chamber in the valve chamber. The valve chamber is connected to the crank chamber by a drain passage part of which serves as the bolt hole located at the lowest of the plural bolt holes when the compressor is installed. | 10-02-2014 |
20150369233 | COMPRESSOR - An oil separation member has a partition member that partitions between a discharge chamber and a discharge passage. A circular ring portion is provided in the partition member in a manner extending toward the discharge passage. An introduction hole that communicates the discharge chamber and the discharge passage with each other is formed in the circular ring portion. The introduction hole extends in a tangential direction to the circular ring portion. | 12-24-2015 |
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20090132858 | ANALYZER, ANALYZING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An analyzer for accepting an operation input of a user and analyzing an object includes a measuring section for measuring the object; and a controller, wherein the controller includes a memory under control of a processor, the memory storing instructions enabling the processor to carry out operations, comprising: (a) storing information related to a position stored with information related to an operation history of the user; (b) storing information related to a position stored with information related to failure; (c) storing the information related to the operation history of the user; and (d) storing the information related to the failure of the analyzer. A sample analyzing system and computer program product are also disclosed. | 05-21-2009 |
20120096545 | METHOD FOR RESTRICTING THE USE OF AN APPLICATION PROGRAM, SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING THE USER OF A MEASURING APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION SERVER, CLIENT APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A user authentication system is provided with a client apparatus and an authentication server. An application program used for processing the measurement results of the measuring apparatus is installed on the client apparatus. Databases for storing use authority information of the application program are provided on the authentication server. A user inputs authentication information when operating the client apparatus and the application program is started. The client apparatus sends the authentication information to the authentication server, and an authentication process is performed by the authentication server. When authentication is successful, the use authority information of this user is sent from the authentication server to the client apparatus, and the client apparatus sets the application use restrictions according to the use authority information. | 04-19-2012 |
20140297226 | SAMPLE ANALYSIS METHOD, SAMPLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM, AND RECOVERY METHOD - Disclosed is a sample analysis method using a sample measuring apparatus configured to operate under control of a first computer, the method comprising: making the sample measuring apparatus operate under control of a second computer instead of the first computer, the step including downloading, from an external server, a control program for executing a function of causing the sample measuring apparatus to start measurement of a sample, a function of receiving measurement data of the sample from the sample measuring apparatus, and a function of transmitting the received measurement data to the external server, and installing the control program in the second computer; causing the second computer to execute the installed control program to cause the sample measuring apparatus to perform measurement of a sample, and to transmit measurement data received from the sample measuring apparatus to the external server; and causing the external server to execute an analysis program for analyzing the measurement data received from the second computer, to analyze the measurement data and to generate an analysis result. | 10-02-2014 |