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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1996
Toshikazu Matsumoto, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yoshimi Hirasawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Techno Medica Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An automatic bar code label applying apparatus is characterized by comprising at least a test tube containing section (1) for containing test tubes (11) of a same type to be applied with respective bar code labels, a collection device (2) for collecting the test tubes from the test tube containing section, a transfer device (3) for transferring the collected test tubes to a bar code label applying station (41), a printing/application device for printing characters and bar codes on the labels and applying the printed labels to the respective test tubes and a delivery device for delivering the test tubes with applied bar code labels.