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2G058 | Automatic analysis and handling materials therefor | |
G01N35/00 -37/00,103 |
G01N35/00-35/10@Z | AA | AA00 ANALYSIS SAMPLES, SPECIAL ANALYSIS PURPOSE |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA05 | AA07 | AA08 | AA09 | AA10 | ||
. Liquid samples other than biological samples | . Solid samples | . Gas samples | . Multiple item analysis | . Analysis of urgent samples, or interrupted analysis | . Re-inspection | . Immunoassay, enzyme analysis, or agglutination analysis | . Kinetic measurements, or rate assays being possible | |||||
BA | BA00 PRETREATMENT |
BA01 | BA02 | BA03 | BA04 | BA05 | BA06 | BA07 | BA08 | BA10 | ||
. Dilution | . . Use of diluting vessels | . . Dilution of two or more stages | . . Discharging diluents with dilute solution dispensation means | . . Diluting of reagents | . Centrifugal separation as pretreatment | . Filtration or membrane separation | . Other pretreatment (e.g. melting, deaeration) (F) | . Combinations of plural types of pretreatment | ||||
BB | BB00 CONTROLLING OR REGULATING ANALYSIS ENVIRONMENTS |
BB01 | BB02 | BB03 | BB05 | BB06 | BB07 | BB08 | BB09 | BB10 | ||
. Control factors | . . Temperatures | . . Humidity | . Control purpose or objects | . . For storing samples in sample containers | . . For storing reagents | . . For paths from reservoirs to dispensation points | . . For reaction liquids in reaction vessels | . . For paths to analysis and measurement parts | ||||
BB11 | BB12 | BB14 | BB15 | BB16 | BB17 | BB18 | BB19 | |||||
. . For analysis and measurement parts | . . Cold insulation or cooling | . Temperature adjusting means | . . Thermostatic ovens, or incubators | . . . Reaction vessel series moving the inside | . . . Using liquids as heat transfer media | . . . Using gases as heat transfer media | . . . Using solids as heat transfer media | |||||
BB21 | BB22 | BB23 | BB24 | BB26 | BB27 | BB28 | ||||||
. . . Heat transfer media circulating in constant temperature areas and temperature regulating areas | . . . Controlling of water qualities or the like of heat transfer media, or replacement | . . Heating means other than electric heaters | . . Devising for uniforming temperature distributions | . Temperature control methods | . . Controls based on thermometry in constant temperature areas | . . Reflecting temperature measured values in non-constant temperature areas for controls | ||||||
CA | CA00 SHAPES OR STRUCTURES OF SAMPLE CONTAINERS |
CA01 | CA02 | CA04 | CA05 | |||||||
. Integrally installing a plurality of wells (Concave parts) | . Having lid members | . Devising for sample container bottom parts | . Devising for sample container side walls | |||||||||
CB | CB00 TRANSFER OF SAMPLE CONTAINERS |
CB01 | CB02 | CB03 | CB04 | CB05 | CB06 | CB07 | CB08 | CB09 | CB10 | |
. Sample container series transfer systems | . . Curves | . . . Circles | . . . . Circular paths in horizontal surfaces | . . . . . Concentric circular paths for two or more series | . . . . . . Container positions corresponding to nozzle rotating paths | . . . Closed curves other than circles, e.g. ellipses | . . Combinations of straight lines | . . . Combinations of straight lines in horizontal surfaces | . . . . Squares | |||
CB11 | CB12 | CB13 | CB15 | CB16 | CB17 | CB18 | CB20 | |||||
. Use of transfer means other than rotating bodies | . . Use of chain conveyors | . . . Facilitating coming in and out at starting and ending places | . Transfer by holding multiple containers on racks | . Moving containers individually relative to series | . Containers for special samples being included | . . Arranged on positions different from general sample uses | . A plurality of sample container transfer devices being provided | |||||
CC | CC00 SHAPES OR STRUCTURES OF REACTION VESSELS |
CC01 | CC02 | CC03 | CC05 | CC06 | CC08 | CC09 | ||||
. Integrally installing a plurality of wells (Concave parts) | . . Wells being arranged in two dimensions, or micro plates | . . Installed as concaves in rotating bodies | . Having discharge outlets separate from supply inlets | . . U-shaped tubes | . Reagents being stored in advance | . . Analytical slides or test paper | ||||||
CC11 | CC12 | CC14 | CC17 | CC18 | CC19 | |||||||
. Disposable types (CC09 takes precedence) | . . From continua | . Specially devising for direct photometry | . Devising for reaction vessel bottom parts | . Devising for reaction vessel side wall surfaces | . Devising for reaction vessel upper parts | |||||||
CD | CD00 TRANSPORT OF REACTION VESSELS |
CD01 | CD02 | CD03 | CD04 | CD05 | CD06 | CD08 | CD09 | |||
. Transfer paths of reaction vessel series | . . Curves | . . . Circles | . . . . Circular paths in horizontal planes | . . . . . Concentric circular paths of two or more series | . . . . . . Container positions corresponding to nozzle rotating paths | . . . Closed curves other than circles, e.g. ellipses | . . . . Elliptical paths in vertical surfaces | |||||
CD11 | CD12 | CD13 | CD15 | CD16 | CD18 | CD19 | ||||||
. . Combinations of straight lines | . . . Combinations of straight lines in horizontal planes | . . . . Squares | . Reaction vessel series being one series (Single channels) | . Reaction vessel series being plural (Multiple channels) | . Use of transfer means other than rotating bodies | . . Use of chain conveyors | ||||||
CD21 | CD23 | CD24 | CD26 | CD28 | ||||||||
. Transfer by holding multiple containers on racks | . Moving containers individually relative to series | . . Supply or discharge of disposable containers | . A plurality of reaction vessel transfer devices being provided | . Analogous combinations and arrangements of reaction vessel series and other container series | ||||||||
CE | CE00 REAGENT CONTAINERS AND TRANSFER THEREOF |
CE01 | CE02 | CE03 | CE05 | CE07 | CE08 | CE10 | ||||
. Shapes or structures of reagent containers | . . Having lid members | . . Use of flexible materials | . Enabling batch replacement of multiple reagent containers | . Transferring reagent container series | . . Vertical rotating shafts or rotating table shapes | . Analogous combinations and arrangements of reaction vessel series and other container series | ||||||
CF | CF00 DETAILS OF CONTAINER TRANSFER DEVICES (F) |
CF01 | CF02 | CF03 | CF04 | CF06 | CF07 | CF09 | ||||
. Holding or supporting mechanisms for containers | . . Holding or supporting by rotating bodies | . . . Holding on container upper parts having diameters larger than aperture sizes | . . . Container mounting and removing ports being arranged as apertures on circumference edges | . . Holding or supporting by other conveyors | . . . Shapes or structures of snake chains | . . Shapes or structure of container holding racks | ||||||
CF11 | CF12 | CF13 | CF14 | CF16 | CF17 | CF18 | CF19 | CF20 | ||||
. Drives of transfer devices | . . Step feeds-stop mechanisms | . . . Using engagement of claws with concave parts or holes | . . Chain conveyor feeding mechanisms | . . Drive controls of transfer devices | . . . Drive controls using position (displacement) detecting means | . . . . Detecting means being photoelectric | . . . . Detection marks having one-to-one correspondence to container positions | . . Feed operations other than one step feed-one stop | ||||
CF21 | CF22 | CF23 | CF25 | CF28 | CF29 | |||||||
. . Forward and backward transfers being performed | . . Use of pulse motors or stepping motors | . . Use of fluid pressure driving sources | . Members changing direction of containers, racks, or the like on transfer passages | . Removal from stacked materials according to each piece (sheet) | . Storing by stacking according to each piece (sheet) | |||||||
G01N35/08-35/08@Z | DA | DA00 FOR AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS OF FLOW SYSTEMS |
DA01 | DA02 | DA03 | DA05 | DA07 | DA09 | ||||
. Mixing or reacting two or more reagents with samples | . Use of other than reagents as carrier liquids | . Two or more channels contacting via separation membranes | . Use of gas bubbles for fractions | . Devising for shapes or structures of analytical reaction channels | . Processing other than mixing or dialysis in analysis channels | |||||||
G01N35/00-35/10@Z | EA | EA00 TRANSFER OF SAMPLES OR REAGENTS |
EA01 | EA02 | EA03 | EA04 | EA05 | EA06 | EA07 | EA08 | EA09 | EA10 |
. Collecting or discharging liquids from containers | . . Discharging of samples from the same ends with suction ends | . . Discharging of samples from ends different from suction ends | . . Discharging of reagents from the same ends with suction ends | . . Discharging reagents from ends different from suction ends | . . Sampling from covered containers or sealed containers | . . . Sampling using nozzles | . . . . Suction sampling by inserting nozzles without opening lids | . . . . Pushing and transferring according gas phase pressures increasing inside containers | . Sampling of liquids from channels | |||
EA11 | EA12 | EA14 | EA16 | EA17 | EA19 | |||||||
. Supply to containers by titration or dotting | . Supply of plural kinds of reagents to the same containers | . Liquid feed methods or controls of liquid feed devices | . Supply or transfer of solid reagents (including immunological carriers) | . Supply of transfer of gas reagents | . Filling mechanisms for samples or reagents into carrier channels | |||||||
EB | EB00 QUANTITATIVE SAMPLING OR DISCHARGING MEANS (F) FOR LIQUIDS |
EB01 | EB02 | EB03 | EB05 | EB06 | EB08 | EB09 | ||||
. Using piston (Plunger) pumps | . . Use of a plurality with one suction-delivery system | . . Suction or delivery amount setting members being selectable | . . Devising for piston driving mechanisms | . . . Operating two or more pistons by common driving mechanisms | . . Devising for shapes or structures of pistons (including non-quantification) | . . Devising for shapes or structures of external cylinder parts (including non-quantification) | ||||||
EB11 | EB12 | EB13 | EB15 | EB17 | EB18 | EB19 | ||||||
. By liquid holding to predetermined length channels | . . By holding to channels in channel selector valves | . . . Weighing valves with moving bodies being sandwiched between solid bodies | . . Pushing from quantitative holding channels by gases | . Using squeezing pumps or peristaltic pumps | . By using siphons or overflow phenomena | . By using capillary phenomena | ||||||
EB21 | EB22 | EB24 | ||||||||||
. Use of pulse motors for movable parts of quantitative sampling means | . Use of fluid pressures for movable parts of quantitative sampling means | . Use of shared quantitative sampling means for samples and reagents | ||||||||||
EC | EC00 CHANNEL SWITCHING |
EC01 | EC02 | EC03 | EC04 | EC05 | EC07 | EC08 | EC09 | EC10 | ||
. Purpose of channel switching | . . For selecting one of multiple samples | . . For selecting one of multiple reagents | . . For selecting one of multiple reaction vessels | . . Sequential delivering different kinds of fluid divisions | . Types or structures of selector valves | . . Selector valves having five or more ports | . . Selector valves being combinations with fixed bodies and moving bodies | . . . Moving bodies being sandwiched between fixed bodies (Assigning priority to EB13) | ||||
EC11 | EC13 | EC18 | ||||||||||
. . Liquids performing reciprocating movements in selector valves | . . Samples and reagents passing through common selector valves | . Use of a plurality of selector valves with four or more ports | ||||||||||
ED | ED00 FOR NOZZLES |
ED01 | ED02 | ED03 | ED04 | ED05 | ED06 | ED07 | ED08 | ED10 | ||
. Nozzle moving systems and moving mechanisms | . . Moving only by combinations of linear movements | . . Nozzles being supported on arms of vertical rotary shafts | . . Nozzles being supported on arms of horizontal rotary shafts | . . Nozzle support arms being stretchable | . . Performing two or more movements by single mechanisms | . . Specially devising for vertical movement mechanisms for nozzles | . . Moving nozzles along directions for transferring reaction vessels | . Devising for details of support structures of nozzles | ||||
ED11 | ED12 | ED13 | ED14 | ED15 | ED16 | ED17 | ED18 | ED19 | ED20 | |||
. Shapes or structures of nozzles | . . Devising pointed end parts | . . Multi-layer tube shapes | . . Providing another functional means to nozzles | . . . Simultaneously providing measuring means | . Number of nozzles and kinds of liquids | . . Simultaneously delivery of one kind of liquid from multiple nozzles | . . . Simultaneous insertion and suction of multiple nozzles into one container | . . Use of different suction or delivery nozzles according to each liquid | . . . Nozzles being arranged in two dimensions | |||
ED21 | ED22 | ED23 | ED24 | ED25 | ED26 | |||||||
. Improving dispensation accuracy | . . Specifying immersion depth of nozzle pointed ends | . . Preventing occurrence of nozzle residual drops | . . Prevention of dropping of nozzle residual drops | . . . Removing nozzle residual drops | . . . . Removal using gases from outsides | |||||||
ED31 | ED32 | ED33 | ED35 | ED36 | ED38 | |||||||
. Prevention of mutual contamination (including channel relations, cleaning GB) | . . By pushing out and delivering of samples by reagents or the like | . . . Samples and other liquids being divided by gas bubbles (excluding DA05) | . . Use of disposable nozzle tips | . . . Devising for nozzle tip replacement means | . Prevention of deformation or damages | |||||||
FA | FA00 MIXING OR STIRRING |
FA01 | FA02 | FA03 | FA04 | FA05 | FA07 | FA08 | FA10 | |||
. Mixing in containers | . . Mixing by putting stirring members into containers | . . By moving containers per se | . . By using liquid intake and discharge nozzles | . . By gas blowing or spraying | . Mixing in channels | . . Providing mixing members to channels | . Mixing of reagents | |||||
FB | FB00 CLEANING OR DRYING |
FB01 | FB02 | FB03 | FB05 | FB06 | FB07 | FB09 | ||||
. Cleaning objects (F) | . . Cleaning of reaction vessels | . . . Cleaning of only insides of vessels | . . Cleaning of dispensation channels | . . . Cleaning of nozzle inner surfaces | . . . Cleaning of nozzle outer circumferential surfaces | . . Cleaning of measuring flow cells | ||||||
FB11 | FB12 | FB13 | FB14 | FB15 | FB17 | FB19 | FB20 | |||||
. Cleaning means (F) | . . By supply or discharge of cleaning liquids | . . . Spraying of jet flows from nozzles | . . . Use of cleaning liquids other than (distilled) water | . . . Simultaneous uses of other physical means (F) | . . Use of brushes or wipers | . Devising for cleaning methods | . . Multiple stage cleaning | |||||
FB21 | FB23 | FB24 | FB25 | FB27 | FB28 | FB29 | ||||||
. Monitoring or detecting cleaning results | . Post-treatment after cleaning | . . Draining or wiping water off | . . Drying | . Discharge or processing of cleaning wastewater | . . Discharging liquids by methods other than suction | . . Discharging by multi-layer tubes | ||||||
GA | GA00 ANALYTICAL VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
GA01 | GA02 | GA03 | GA04 | GA06 | GA08 | |||||
. Optical measurements | . . Direct photometry | . . . Facing light emitters and receivers horizontally by sandwiching container transfer passages | . . . Photometric devices being movable | . . Photometry by feeding liquids to optical flow cells | . . Having two or more photometric devices | |||||||
GA11 | GA12 | GA14 | GA20 | |||||||||
. Electric or electrochemical measurements | . . Measuring by feeding liquids to flow cells | . Measurement using chromatography | . Analysis by other analysis and measuring means (F) | |||||||||
GB | GB00 MEASURING OR DETECTING OTHER THAN ANALYTICAL VALUES |
GB01 | GB02 | GB03 | GB04 | GB05 | GB06 | GB08 | GB10 | |||
. Temperature measurements for other than temperature controls (Management) | . Detecting of liquid quantity or liquid levels | . . Detecting gas-liquid or liquid-liquid interfaces in samples | . . . Electrical detection | . . Detecting residual quantity in containers | . . Detecting the amount of suction or suction states | . Detecting abnormalities in container transfer devices | . Measuring or detecting other physical or chemical quantities, or states (F) | |||||
GC | GC00 IDENTIFICATION OF SAMPLES OR THE LIKE (F) |
GC01 | GC02 | GC03 | GC04 | GC05 | GC06 | GC08 | GC09 | GC10 | ||
. Types of identifying information | . . Optically readable | . . Writable or erasable | . Places for providing identifying information | . . Providing identifying information for containers | . . Providing identifying information for container holding members | . Identification of reagents | . Means for providing identifying information | . Means for reading information moving | ||||
GD | GD00 DATA PROCESSING |
GD01 | GD02 | GD03 | GD05 | GD06 | GD07 | |||||
. Accuracy management of measured values | . . Calibrating or creating calibration curves | . . Corrections of measured values | . Processing for applying to diagnosis or next inspection or the like | . Indication of data | . . Indication of data on other than paper | |||||||
GE | GE00 CONTROLLING OR MANAGEMENT OF ANALYSIS APPARATUSES |
GE01 | GE02 | GE03 | GE04 | GE05 | GE06 | GE08 | GE09 | GE10 | ||
. Controlling of operations relating to analytical procedures | . . Controlling of apparatus operations according to appropriate analysis sequences | . Controlling between operations for container transfer devices and liquid feed devices | . Controlling of operations of measuring devices in relation with other operations | . Controlling in using multiple analysis apparatuses | . Setting or inputting analysis parameters | . Testing or pre-checking of apparatuses | . Accuracy management for apparatuses | . Apparatus handling for other abnormal situations | ||||
HA | HA00 OTHER CHARACTERISTICS (F) |
HA01 | HA02 | HA04 | ||||||||
. Lids or covers on other than containers per se | . . Having apertures for nozzles or the like | . Use of a plurality of analysis apparatuses |