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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Sysmex Corporation, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Junzo Yamamoto, Kobe, JP;
Shigeo Kanamori, Kobe, JP;
Fumio Inoue, Kobe, JP;
Ikuya Takenaka, Kobe, JP;
Osamu Hirota, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
SYSMEX CORPORATION, Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01); G16H 10/40 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/00623 (2013.01); G01N 35/00722 (2013.01); G01N 35/00871 (2013.01); G16H 10/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01);
Abstract
A sample processing apparatus includes a pipette configured to dispense a sample or a reagent and an arm supporting the pipette. A camera is configured to capture an image of a tip end of the pipette and a container to which the sample or the reagent is dispensed. A controller is programmed to determine, based on the image, an adjustment value for the arm such that the pipette is inserted into the container without collision.