ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,512, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to KYOCERA Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Pipette" was invented by Kentarou Miyazato (Kirishima, Japan) and Tsutomu Sugawara (Kirishima, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipette includes a capillary, a pressure chamber, a drive unit, and a control unit. The capillary has a first end and a second end that are two ends in a length direction and that are open. The pressure chamber communicates with an inside of the capillary via the second end. The drive unit changes a volume of the pressure chamber. The control unit controls the drive unit. The control unit outputs a vibrational movement signal that...