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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Luigi Nebuloni, Ossona, IT;
Elena Lattuada, Paderno D., IT;
Assignee:
Instrumentation Laboratory, S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/500 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to photometric analysis apparatus of the type which uses disk-shaped rotors, in which the rotors are loaded automatically. In particular, the present invention relates to photometric analysis apparatus of the type which uses disk-shaped rotors, characterized in that it has a device for loading the rotors ( ) onto analysis apparatus ( ) automatically, the device comprising a hopper ( ) for supplying the rotors, the hopper ( ) comprising asymmetric notches for locating the rotors ( ) positively in the hopper.