Patents by Inventor Tsao-Piao Lee

Tsao-Piao Lee 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: 4294125
    Abstract: A pipette controller comprising a coil spring arranged in a cylinder between the bottom of the cylinder and the piston for biasing said piston to a predetermined position in which a graduate reading plunger in thread engagement with a threaded rod mounted on a piston projects through a hole in the top of a cylinder cap, and a double-sealing means adapted to be engaged with a port formed on the bottom of the cylinder for sealing the end of a pipette to the controller with the interior of the pipette in communication with the chamber defined by the piston and cylinder.A lever assembly is provided which vents the interior of the cylinder to facilitate gravity drainage of the pipette. Both the plunger and the lever assembly can be operated easily with one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1981
    Inventor: Tsao-Piao Lee
  • Patent number: 4016765
    Abstract: This invention provides a pipette controller comprising a cylinder-piston assembly with facilities of graduate reading device for presetting the volume of liquid to be pipetted, a hand control for natural drainage of liquid and heat barrier for preventing quick penetration of ambient temperature or operator's body temperature, such that convenient operation and excellent control of pipetting may be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1977
    Inventor: Tsao-Piao Lee