F-Term-List

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ANALYSIS SAMPLES, SPECIAL ANALYSIS PURPOSE

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. 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

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PRETREATMENT

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. 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

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CONTROLLING OR REGULATING ANALYSIS ENVIRONMENTS

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. 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

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. . 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

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. . . 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

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SHAPES OR STRUCTURES OF SAMPLE CONTAINERS

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. Integrally installing a plurality of wells (Concave parts)

. Having lid members

. Devising for sample container bottom parts

. Devising for sample container side walls

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TRANSFER OF SAMPLE CONTAINERS

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. 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

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. 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

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SHAPES OR STRUCTURES OF REACTION VESSELS

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. 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

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. 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

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TRANSPORT OF REACTION VESSELS

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. 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

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. . 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

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. 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

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REAGENT CONTAINERS AND TRANSFER THEREOF

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. 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

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DETAILS OF CONTAINER TRANSFER DEVICES (F)

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. 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

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. 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

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. . 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)

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FOR AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS OF FLOW SYSTEMS

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. 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

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TRANSFER OF SAMPLES OR REAGENTS

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. 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

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. 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

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QUANTITATIVE SAMPLING OR DISCHARGING MEANS (F) FOR LIQUIDS

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. 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)

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. 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

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. 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

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CHANNEL SWITCHING

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. 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)

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. . 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

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FOR NOZZLES

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. 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

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. 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

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. 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

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. 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

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MIXING OR STIRRING

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. 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

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CLEANING OR DRYING

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. 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

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. 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

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. 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

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ANALYTICAL VALUE MEASUREMENTS

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. 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

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. Electric or electrochemical measurements

. . Measuring by feeding liquids to flow cells

. Measurement using chromatography

. Analysis by other analysis and measuring means (F)

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MEASURING OR DETECTING OTHER THAN ANALYTICAL VALUES

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. 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)

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IDENTIFICATION OF SAMPLES OR THE LIKE (F)

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. 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

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DATA PROCESSING

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. 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

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CONTROLLING OR MANAGEMENT OF ANALYSIS APPARATUSES

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. 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

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OTHER CHARACTERISTICS (F)

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. Lids or covers on other than containers per se

. . Having apertures for nozzles or the like

. Use of a plurality of analysis apparatuses

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