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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2002
Applicants:
Shigenori Watari, Hitachinaka, JP;
Haruo Matsuoka, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Shigenori Watari, Hitachinaka, JP;
Haruo Matsuoka, Saitama, JP;
Assignees:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., Saitama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N021/86 ; G06K007/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In the automatic analyzer, the height of the test tubes is measured using the function of the optical information reader installed for discrimination of a sample. Various sensors installed so as to measure the height of the test tubes of the automatic analyzer can be omitted and decrease in cost, improvement of reliability, and improvement of maintenance capacity result.