EP1013342A3 - Dispositif de cyclage thermique - Google Patents

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EP1013342A3
EP1013342A3 EP99125152A EP99125152A EP1013342A3 EP 1013342 A3 EP1013342 A3 EP 1013342A3 EP 99125152 A EP99125152 A EP 99125152A EP 99125152 A EP99125152 A EP 99125152A EP 1013342 A3 EP1013342 A3 EP 1013342A3
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Wolfgang Dr. Heimberg
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    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
    • B01L3/50—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes
    • B01L3/508—Rigid containers without fluid transport within
    • B01L3/5085—Rigid containers without fluid transport within for multiple samples, e.g. microtitration plates
    • B01L3/50851—Rigid containers without fluid transport within for multiple samples, e.g. microtitration plates specially adapted for heating or cooling samples
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
    • B01L3/50—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes
    • B01L3/508—Rigid containers without fluid transport within
    • B01L3/5085—Rigid containers without fluid transport within for multiple samples, e.g. microtitration plates
    • B01L3/50853—Rigid containers without fluid transport within for multiple samples, e.g. microtitration plates with covers or lids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L7/00—Heating or cooling apparatus; Heat insulating devices
    • B01L7/52—Heating or cooling apparatus; Heat insulating devices with provision for submitting samples to a predetermined sequence of different temperatures, e.g. for treating nucleic acid samples

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EP99125152A 1998-12-22 1999-12-16 Dispositif de cyclage thermique Revoked EP1013342B1 (fr)

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DE19859586 1998-12-22
DE19859586A DE19859586C1 (de) 1998-12-22 1998-12-22 Thermocyclervorrichtung

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EP1013342A3 true EP1013342A3 (fr) 2001-01-10
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EP (1) EP1013342B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP4578604B2 (fr)
AT (1) ATE263628T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU730946B2 (fr)
DE (2) DE19859586C1 (fr)
NO (1) NO996187L (fr)

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DE19859586C1 (de) 2000-07-13
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US6153426A (en) 2000-11-28
ATE263628T1 (de) 2004-04-15
EP1013342B1 (fr) 2004-04-07
NO996187D0 (no) 1999-12-14
EP1013342A2 (fr) 2000-06-28
AU6542799A (en) 2000-06-29
JP2000189152A (ja) 2000-07-11
JP4578604B2 (ja) 2010-11-10
DE59909106D1 (de) 2004-05-13

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