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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:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joel S Douglas, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mercury Diagnostics, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
33562 ; 33613 ; 422 8205 ;
Abstract
An analyte testing meter is provided with a template for facilitating assembly during the manufacturing process. The template aligns the electro-optics components on the printed circuit board and aligns the optics block containing light directing elements such as lenses, waveguides and beamsplitters with the electro-optics elements. Other alignment features are provided which improve precision of the assembled product and obviate the need for expensive alignment equipment.