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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1999
John Ernest Foster Holley, N. Westerham, GB;
John Ernest Foster Holley, N. Westerham, GB;
Oxoid Limited, Basingstoke, GB;
Abstract
Image acquisition apparatus is used to obtain images of contents of containers for use in, for example, antibiotic susceptibility testing. The apparatus has image capture means, such as a scanner () for obtaining images of the contents of the containers which are supported on receiving means () for receiving the containers and positioning them within the field of view of the scanner (). In addition, light deflecting means, such as reflectors, are provided for defecting light from identification markings on the sides of the containers into the scanner () to enable the latter also to obtain an image of said markings, and thus to enable the apparatus to identify each container.
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