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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. 25, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence E Elbert, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
William A Stark, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M / ; C12M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435289 ; 435291 ; 422 63 ; 422 64 ; 422 65 ; 422 67 ; 422 99 ; 422100 ; 422102 ; 221-2 ; 221-3 ; 221-5 ; 221-7 ; 250576 ;
Abstract
A unique method and apparatus for dispensing tablets having particular application in the clinical analysis of biological samples. A series of containers are advanced past a plurality of processing stations, one of which is a table dispenser in turn. The processing stations are selectively activated by a controller. A sensor is associated with the tablet dispenser and is arranged to detect whether a tablet has actually entered a container. The sensor is activated only when the tablet dispenser is activated. The controller is responsive to the sensor in dependence upon the condition sensed by the sensor.