Electronic Pipette

Abstract

An electronic pipette comprising a piston actuated in a cylinder by a motor, a control system for carrying out pipette operations, and a user interface for operating the pipette, wherein the user interface comprises at least one touch screen for operating the pipetting operations of the pipette, which touch screen comprises at least one touching or pressing area for operating the pipetting operations of the pipette. The invention also relates to a method for operating an electronic pipette and a use of a touch screen as a part of a user interface of an electronic pipette for operating the pipetting operations of the pipette.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic pipette, comprising:
 a piston actuated in a cylinder by a motor,   a control system for carrying out pipette operations, and   a user interface for operating the pipette,   wherein the user interface comprises at least one touch screen for operating the pipetting operations of the pipette, which touch screen comprises at least one touching or pressing area for operating the pipetting operations of the pipette.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic pipette according to  claim 1 , wherein the user interface comprises 2-4 touch screens. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic pipette according to  claim 2 , wherein the size and/or location of the touching or pressing areas within the touch screens for different pipette operations are adjustable. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic pipette according to  claim 3 , wherein the touching or pressing areas of different pipette operation are transferrable between different touch screens. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic pipette according to  claim 3 , wherein the touching or pressing areas for different pipette operations within the touch screens are identifiable by pre-programmed icons. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic pipette according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one touch screen comprises sliding functions or operations that are operated by moving finger along the surface of the touch screen. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic pipette according to  claim 1 , wherein some parts of the at least one touch screen are adjustable to be inactive. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic pipette according to  claim 1 , wherein the user interface of the pipette comprises a programmable feature for monitoring the use of pipette operations and for suggesting modifications for locations of pressing or touching areas. 
     
     
         9 . The electronic pipette according to  claim 2 , wherein at least some of the touch screens are curved and follow the curved surface of the pipette. 
     
     
         10 . A method for operating an electronic pipette having a user interface, comprising:
 operating the pipetting operations of the pipette by touching or pressing a touch screen, which touch screen is part of user interface of the pipette.   
     
     
         11 . Use of a touch screen as a part of a user interface of an electronic pipette for operating the pipetting operations of the pipette.