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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:
Jun. 09, 1987
Filed:
May. 30, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
James T Holen, Mundelein, IL (US);
Steven G Schultz, Winthrop Harbor, IL (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422 72 ; 494 19 ; 356427 ; 356428 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for generating centrifugal forces, preferably used in carrying out chemical testing, which includes counterweight means on a rotating plate of the apparatus to automatically balance the rotating plate wherein the counterweight means is displaced in response to centrifugal force and can automatically adjust for the weight, mass or absence of a sample processor card placed in a holding means which is free to rotate independently of plate member.