EPPENDORF SE

The invention relates to a laboratory instrument for working on laboratory samples, and a network instrument insertable inside a working chamber of the laboratory instrument. The laboratory instrument comprises a working chamber for housing the laboratory sam-ples, a network interface apparatus for providing a network connection capable of ex-changing data for the at least one network instrument, when the same is arranged and installed in an installed position inside the working chamber, the network interface appa-ratus comprising a communication apparatus being arranged outside the working cham-ber and providing the network connection, and a connector apparatus including at least one first connector for connecting with the network instrument, the at least one first con-nector being arranged facing the inside of the working chamber and being connected with the communication apparatus for allowing the data exchange.

The invention relates to a laboratory instrument comprising a network interface apparatus ( 6 ), which is configured to provide, in the inserted position of the insertable instrument, a data connection between at least two network instruments of a laboratory instrument network ( 100 ), which network instruments are taken from the group of network instruments including at least a first control apparatus ( 4 ) of the laboratory instrument and the at least one insertable instrument ( 20; 30 ). The invention further relates to a laboratory instrument network including the laboratory instrument and a method for working on laboratory samples using the laboratory instrument network.

The invention relates to a pipette auxiliary system for supporting manual pipetting or dispensing of a plurality of samples of a sample-holding arrangement, in particular a microtiter plate. The pipette auxiliary system according to the invention supports the manual pipetting or dispensing of a plurality of samples in a working position of a sample-holding arrangement, the pipette auxiliary system comprising: a base apparatus comprising a positioning device which is designed to position the sample-holding arrangement in the working position inside a positioning space of the base apparatus, said positioning space being opened at least along a plane for the pipetting; the sample-holding arrangement which has a plurality of sample holders; a measurement arrangement comprising a plurality of measurement elements which are positioned at least in the working position underneath this plane and using which the occupancy state of at least one sample holder can be detected in the working position; and an output device or a light arrangement using which the sample-holding arrangement can be illuminated in accordance with this occupancy state of this at least one sample holder.

An electronic laboratory metering system for liquids includes an electrical hand-held metering device ( 2 ) having at least one operation sensor unit ( 5 ) that detects operation of the hand-held metering device ( 2 ) and generates operating data and stores same in a storage apparatus ( 6 ), wherein the hand-held metering device ( 2 ) has an interface module ( 7 ) for connecting the hand-held metering device ( 2 ) to an external network access apparatus ( 4 ) for transferring the operating data; the metering system ( 1 ), specifically a data processing system ( 3 ), has a comparison unit ( 9 ) to compare operating data with target operating data and/or to compare context parameter data from the context parameter sensor unit ( 8 ) with target context parameter data and to generate a comparison result. The metering system ( 1 ) includes a documentation unit ( 10 ) designed to generate and store log data records including at least the operating data and/or the context parameter data. The documentation unit ( 10 ) is connected to the comparison unit ( 9 ) to transmit the comparison results from the comparison unit ( 9 ) to the documentation unit ( 10 ) and the documentation unit ( 10 ) stores the comparison results as part of the log data records to be assigned to the relevant operating data and/or context parameter data, to add to same after operation of the hand-held metering device ( 2 ) has ended.

A measuring apparatus usable in a liquid handling apparatus, and method, for detecting a deformed pipetting container using a first and a second measuring device, the measuring apparatus being configured to determine the position of an end region of the pipetting container as a f unction of a position of a measurement support section of the pipetting container as relative position data in a data storage device, so that subsequently the position of the end region of the pipetting container can be determined by measuring the position of the measurement support section and from the relative position data.

In one aspect the invention relates to a computer implemented method for identifying a labware item ( 310, 320, 330, 340, 350 ), the labware item ( 310, 320, 330, 340, 350 ) comprising a first optical feature and a second optical feature, wherein the method comprises the steps of acquiring of a first image of the labware item with at least a first optical recording device ( 150 ), the first image displaying at least a portion of the first optical feature; acquiring a second image of the labware item ( 310, 320, 330, 340, 350 ) with at least a second optical recording device ( 160 ), the second image displaying at least a portion of the second optical feature; and identifying the first optical feature in the first image by using at least a first identification algorithm thereby obtaining first identification data, the first identification data encoding first information on the first optical feature and information indicative of whether at least a further identification is needed, wherein if, according to the information encoded in the first identification data, the at least further identification is not needed, the method further comprises the step of identifying the labware item by using at least the first information on the first optical feature, and wherein if, according to the information encoded in the first identification data, the at least further identification is needed, the method further comprises the steps of identifying the second optical feature in the second image by using at least a second identification algorithm thereby obtaining second identification data, the second identification data encoding information on the second optical feature; and Identifying the labware item ( 310, 320, 330, 340, 350 ) by using at least the information on the second optical feature.

The invention relates to a laboratory instrument for the instrument-controlled handling of a partial problem in a treatment process which contains treatments of at least one laboratory sample. The invention moreover relates to a system containing a plurality of such laboratory instruments, wherein the system serves for the instrument-controlled handling of a problem containing a plurality of these partial problems in the treatment process of at least one laboratory sample. And the invention relates to a method for the instrument-controlled handling of a partial problem in a treatment process which contains treatments of at least one laboratory sample.

The invention relates to a laboratory cabinet device for storing laboratory samples with a magnetic closure for the door. It concerns in particular a tempering cabinet for tempering laboratory samples, in particular an incubator for the growth of cell cultures. The magnetic closure works with magnetic elements arranged without contact in the closing position.