Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Brian L. Smiler
  • Modular analytical system having at least two modules connected by a connecting plug
    Patent number: 6780064
    Abstract: The invention concerns an analytical system in which at least two modules are in contact with one another by a connecting plug, and a connecting plug which is suitable for connecting modules. When two modules are connected by the connecting plug a part of the plug extends partially underneath the bottoms of the modules such that the plug connection is secured by the dead weight of the modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Guido Abel, Friedrich Ackermann, Manfred Augstein, Wolfgang Fabian