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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2005
Applicant:
Teruaki Itoh, Kumamoto, JP;
Inventor:
Teruaki Itoh, Kumamoto, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 31/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A barcode reading apparatus provided in a transfer mechanism to transfer intermittently a test tube holder holding a test tube with a barcode on periphery, comprises a barcode reader which reads a barcode of the test tube during halt of intermittent transfer by the transfer mechanism, and a rotating mechanism which holds sides of the test tube, and rotates the test tube to face the barcode to the barcode reader during the halt of intermittent transfer.