Patents by Inventor Sylvain Christen

Sylvain Christen 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).

  • Patent number: 7204163
    Abstract: The mechanical piston pipette comprises a pipette body, a piston/cylinder assembly, the cylinder being arranged so as to be able to be equipped with a replaceable tip, and a tip ejector device, movable along the cylinder in order to eject a tip from the end of the cylinder. The pipette body accommodates an ejection actuation device and a piston actuation device (3, 4, 7) effecting given longitudinal translational travel between a low limit stop position and a high limit stop position in order to perform the aspiration of an adjustable volume of liquid, with means of modifying said travel, means (4) of adjusting the pipetted volume, means (8e, 8f, 8g) of displaying the pipetted volume and calibration means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Socorex Isba S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Uldry, Sylvain Christen
  • Publication number: 20050039550
    Abstract: The mechanical piston pipette comprises a pipette body, a piston/cylinder assembly, the cylinder being arranged so as to be able to be equipped with a replaceable tip, and a tip ejector device, movable along the cylinder in order to eject a tip from the end of the cylinder. The pipette body accommodates an ejection actuation device and a piston actuation device (3, 4, 7) effecting given longitudinal translational travel between a low limit stop position and a high limit stop position in order to perform the aspiration of an adjustable volume of liquid, with means of modifying said travel, means (4) of adjusting the pipetted volume, means (8e, 8f, 8g) of displaying the pipetted volume and calibration means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Uldry, Sylvain Christen
  • Patent number: 6833114
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pipette for transferring liquids, comprising the following: at least one piston-cylinder arrangement (3, 4), in which the cylinder (4) is arranged in such a way that it can be provided with a replaceable tip (8) for containing the liquid to be transferred; a piston actuating device (5) for drawing up and discharging the liquid; and a tip ejector device (6). Said ejector device comprises an ejection mechanism (16, 16′) which can be displaced along the cylinder in order to eject a tip (8) from the end of said 24 cylinder. A device (17) for actuating the ejection mechanism is also provided. The invention is characterized in that the ejector device (6) comprises a device for adjusting position (24, 24′, 33, 33′, 39, 39′), which is arranged in such a way that it is possible to modify the limit position reached by an ejection end (22, 22′) of the ejector device at the end of a stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Socorex Isba S.A.
    Inventors: Sylvain Christen, Jean-Pierre Uldry