Patents Assigned to Andrew Alliance S.A.
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Patent number: 11719566Abstract: Methods and devices for measuring the volume of a liquid sample transferred from a source to a destination by means of incremental dispensing of the sample into a destination vessel or by means of decremental aspiration of the sample from a source vessel, where the liquid sample is collected from a liquid having known optical absorbance at a known wavelength or within a defined part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The absorbance of the sample is measured by exposing the source or destination vessel to electromagnetic radiation before and after the transfer, and the liquid volume is determined on the basis of differential measurements of absorbance of the source or destination vessel.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Andrew Alliance S.A.Inventors: Peiro Zucchelli, Giorgio Horak, Antoine Jordan
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Patent number: 11402399Abstract: A liquid handling system and method includes a liquid handling device with a plurality of pipetting heads and a tip box having a plurality of tips for removable attachment to the pipetting heads. A lever mechanism engages the liquid handling device and tip box during insertion of the pipetting heads into the tips to lesser the required insertion force.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Andrew Alliance S.A.Inventors: Sylvain Charmillot, Gregory Jordan, Giorgio Horak, Antoine Jordan
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Patent number: 11237180Abstract: The present invention is directed towards an apparatus and methods for a precise, fast and easy to use manipulation of beads. This method is particularly useful to carry out separation between the beads and the remaining supernants present in the fluid, maximizing the collection and purification efficiencies in tips for liquid handling.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: ANDREW ALLIANCE S.A.Inventor: Giorgio Horak
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Patent number: 11169163Abstract: A method for performing flexible liquid handling processes among a plurality of consumables includes moving consumables by at least one arm having a magnetic interface device, connecting the at least one arm from the consumables, based on magnetic attraction utilizing said magnetic interface device, and aspirating and dispensing liquids on the consumables by at least one static or quasi-static pipette. The aspiration and dispensing actions are performed without displacement of the pipettes. The method further includes sensing, by the at least one arm, magnetic presence of a matching consumable connector or magnetic vector field modified by a presence of a matching consumable connector. The method includes disconnecting the at least one arm from the consumables based on a repulsive magnetic force.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: ANDREW ALLIANCE S.A.Inventor: Piero Zucchelli
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Patent number: 10788503Abstract: The present invention is directed towards an apparatus and methods for a precise, fast and easy to use manipulation of beads. This method is particularly useful to carry out separation between the beads and the remaining supernants present in the fluid, maximizing the collection and purification efficiencies in tips for liquid handling.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Andrew Alliance S.A.Inventor: Giorgio Horak
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Publication number: 20200041325Abstract: Methods and devices for measuring the volume of a liquid sample transferred from a source to a destination by means of incremental dispensing of the sample into a destination vessel or by means of decremental aspiration of the sample from a source vessel, where the liquid sample is collected from a liquid having known optical absorbance at a known wavelength or within a defined part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The absorbance of the sample is measured by exposing the source or destination vessel to electromagnetic radiation before and after the transfer, and the liquid volume is determined on the basis of differential measurements of absorbance of the source or destination vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2016Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: Andrew Alliance S.A.Inventors: Piero Zucchelli, Giorgio Horak, Antoine Jordan
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Patent number: 9821306Abstract: The present invention is directed generally to devices and methods for manipulating laboratory pipettes in a programmable manner. The present invention is directed to an apparatus and methods for allowing a user to instruct the device to perform a specific process; identifying the type, location and identity of the consumables to be used; manipulating a plurality of pipettes for performing the liquid handling; monitoring the process during and after its execution; generating a detailed report for the plurality of actions. Other aspects of this invention include optimization of the liquid dispensing performances of a pipette; monitoring and controlling individual actions by means of vision; virtualization of the protocol definition by means of a reality augmented software interface; integration of the system in a conventional laboratory environment workflow.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2011Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Andrew Alliance S.A.Inventors: Piero Zucchelli, Giorgio Horak, Antoine Jordan
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Publication number: 20130280143Abstract: The present invention is directed generally to devices and methods for manipulating laboratory pipettes in a programmable manner. The present invention is directed to an apparatus and methods for allowing a user to instruct the device to perform a specific process; identifying the type, location and identity of the consumables to be used; manipulating a plurality of pipettes for performing the liquid handling; monitoring the process during and after its execution; generating a detailed report for the plurality of actions. Other aspects of this invention include optimization of the liquid dispensing performances of a pipette; monitoring and controlling individual actions by means of vision; virtualization of the protocol definition by means of a reality augmented software interface; integration of the system in a conventional laboratory environment workflow.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: Andrew Alliance S.A.Inventors: Piero Zucchelli, Giorgio Horak, Antoine Jordan