Patents by Inventor Heinz Kerbler

Heinz Kerbler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Drop catcher
    Patent number: 7820110
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for catching drops from a pipette mechanically attached to a pipetting device in the field of nucleic acid purification and amplification. Furthermore, a method for pipetting a liquid with a decreased potentiality of contamination of an analytical instrument as well as liquids or/and samples placed on said analytical instrument is provided. Moreover, an analytical instrument at least comprising a pipetting device, and a device for catching drops from a pipette mechanically attached to said pipetting device wherein the movement of the device for catching drops is coupled to the movement of said pipetting device is illustrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Renato Baumann, Roland Bernet, Heinz Kerbler, Reto Schorno
  • Drop catcher
    Publication number: 20070110626
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for catching drops from a pipette mechanically attached to a pipetting device in the field of nucleic acid purification and amplification. Furthermore, a method for pipetting a liquid with a decreased potentiality of contamination of an analytical instrument as well as liquids or/and samples placed on said analytical instrument is provided. Moreover, an analytical instrument at least comprising a pipetting device, and a device for catching drops from a pipette mechanically attached to said pipetting device wherein the movement of the device for catching drops is coupled to the movement of said pipetting device is illustrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Renato Baumann, Roland Bernet, Heinz Kerbler, Reto Schorno