Patents by Inventor Tapani Pullinen

Tapani Pullinen 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).

  • Publication number: 20120121483
    Abstract: The invention relates to liquid dispensing and concerns a multichannel pipette, which comprises on its lower tip a shelf in the transverse direction of the tip and to which lower tip a pipette tip can be attached, which pipette tip comprises at least one longitudinal claw, whereby when the pipette tip is in its place, the point of the claw is above the shelf. Each cylinder is connected with a claw opening comprising an opener so that by pressing the opener downwards the claws can be turned outwards off the shelf. The opening mechanism further comprises an organ resilient in the longitudinal direction. In accordance with the invention, the tip removal is made to function reliably, even if there were significant differences in the dimensioning of the opening constructions of the lower tips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC OY
    Inventors: Tapani PULLINEN, Mauno HEINONEN, Ari JÄÄSKELÄINEN
  • Patent number: 7105130
    Abstract: A pipette includes a housing defining a suction chamber. A piston is configured to move in the suction chamber. A first retainer mechanism includes a first threading configured to limit a motion of the piston in the suction chamber. A second retainer mechanism includes a second threading configured to limit the motion of the piston in the suction chamber, the second threading having a pitch less than a pitch of the first threading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Thermo Electron Oy
    Inventors: Juha Telimaa, Tapani Pullinen, Vesa Salo, Mauno Heinonen
  • Publication number: 20020041833
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pipette comprising a housing, said housing comprising a suction chamber, said suction chamber provided with a movable piston, an adjustable, threaded retainer mechanism for retaining the piston's motion, said retainer mechanism being provided with a range adjustment threading, and a calibration mechanism for the motion of the piston. In addition, the pipette includes another adjustable, threaded retainer mechanism for retaining the motion of the piston, said retainer mechanism being provided with a fine adjustment threading with a pitch that is smaller than that of the range adjustment threading of the first retainer mechanism. According to the invention, the volume is adjusted rapidly and still accurately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Applicant: THERMO LABSYSTEMS OY
    Inventors: Juha Telimaa, Tapani Pullinen, Vesa Salo, Mauno Heinonen
  • Patent number: 5879633
    Abstract: The object of the invention is a ratchet wheel pipette having a body and in it a cylinder (3) and a piston (12) and a filling and dispensing arrangement to draw liquid into the cylinder and to dispense it in smaller portions with the aid of the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Labsystems Oy
    Inventors: Jukka Tervamaki, Tapani Pullinen, Jouko Mikkonen, Kari Jarvimaki