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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2014
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Darko Klinec, Calw, DE;
Michael Koehler, Winnenden, DE;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for determining a vertical position of an interface between a first component and a second component comprising different layers in a sample container comprises a first unit comprising a first emitting light, a first optics, and a first detector; a second unit vertically spaced from the first unit comprising a second emitting light, a second optics, and a second detector; a driving unit to move the first unit and the second unit relative to the sample container; a position sensing unit to output a position sensing signal indicative of a vertical position of the sample container; and a vertical position determining unit to calculate the vertical position of the interface.
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