Inoculator
US4235971A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12M33/06
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An inoculator wherein a multiplicity of small volumes of an inoculum are picked up on pins depending from an inoculator head and deposited in separate areas according to a pattern, such as in the wells of a microtitration tray. The instrument includes a control circuit for automatic cycling, and a sterilization furnace is provided that may be included in the operational cycle.
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