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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:
Dec. 21, 2021

Filed:

Jan. 19, 2018
Applicant:

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);

Inventors:

Armin Birrer, Udligenswil, CH;

Andreas Drechsler, Baar, CH;

Rik Harbers, Cambridge, MA (US);

Assignee:

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/10 (2006.01); G01N 21/51 (2006.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); B65G 54/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/10 (2013.01); B65G 54/02 (2013.01); G01N 21/51 (2013.01); G01N 35/00732 (2013.01); G01N 35/04 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00801 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00821 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0401 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0406 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0493 (2013.01);
Abstract

A laboratory automation system for processing sample containers containing laboratory samples and/or for processing the samples is presented. The laboratory automation system comprises a digital camera configured to take an image of the sample container together with a calibration element. The image comprises image data related to the sample container and image data related to the calibration element. The laboratory automation system also comprises an image processing device configured to determine geometrical properties of the sample container depending on the image data related to the sample container and the image data related to the calibration element.


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