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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021

Filed:

Jan. 10, 2020
Applicant:

Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Shunsuke Kawabe, Tokyo, JP;

Yuichi Uchiho, Tokyo, JP;

Hideyuki Noda, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/76 (2006.01); G01N 35/02 (2006.01); G01N 21/11 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 33/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/76 (2013.01); G01N 21/11 (2013.01); G01N 21/6452 (2013.01); G01N 35/028 (2013.01); G01N 35/109 (2013.01); G01N 35/1011 (2013.01); G01N 33/582 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method for performing an efficient luminescence measurement are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a nozzle for dispensing a luminescent reagent into a well W in a microplate M, a luminescence measurement unit for measuring luminescence occurring in the well W caused by mixing of the luminescent reagent and a specimen, and a stage (moving unit) for moving the nozzle and the luminescence measurement unit together vertically and horizontally, wherein the nozzle is secured to the stage and the luminescence measurement unit is mounted to be movable vertically with respect to the stage through a holder and springs interposed between the luminescence measurement unit and the holder.


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