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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2012
Richard Henry Carter, Jr., Merion Station, PA (US);
William David Dunfee, Newark, DE (US);
Media Marie Lloyd, Elkton, MD (US);
John P. Mizzer, Newark, DE (US);
Richard Henry Carter, Jr., Merion Station, PA (US);
William David Dunfee, Newark, DE (US);
Media Marie Lloyd, Elkton, MD (US);
John P. Mizzer, Newark, DE (US);
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for adjusting the height of a tip of a mixing element, such as a needle probe, compares the mixing efficiency observed at two heights separated by a predetermined distance. The heights can be incrementally adjusted to determine the location of the bottom of a mixing vessel and, by extension, the approximate location for placing the mixing element for efficient mixing of solutions in the mixing vessel.