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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:
Aug. 19, 1980
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
J Garland O'Connell, Waltham, MA (US);
William C Reynolds, Dedham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Ortho Diagnostic, Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7342 / ; 734256 ;
Abstract
A fluid sampling nozzle is spatially fixed, and adapted to be supplied by fluid to be sampled. A nearby actuating switch, manipulated by the operator, energizes a sequence of sampling, cleaning, and drying steps. In particular, once fluid is withdrawn, the sample is removed. A waste removal sink pivots to a point beneath the nozzle, and in a series of motions by a probe washer assembly, the nozzle is successively washed, inside and out. The apparatus is then returned to its initial position, ready for successive sampling operations.