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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. 25, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Anthony A Boiarski, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
Miles Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356133 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a device and a method for measuring the specific gravity of liquids, in particular, urine. This invention more particularly concerns a component of an automated system for urinalysis, either of humans or animals. The device may also be developed as a stand-alone unit and includes a dispenser, a sample container in which the liquid is dispensed and flushed, and a fiber optic sensor system to record the refractive index of the liquid. The invention is particularly suited for use with small clinical samples.