High throughput sample analyzer
US10281481B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N35/02
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sample processing system includes a sample carrier support configured to concurrently support multiple sample carriers in series, each sample carries carrying a respective sample to be processed. The apparatus also includes a plurality of processing stations located at different positions along the sample carry support, each processing station configured to perform a different processing act of a plurality of processing acts to be performed on each sample. The apparatus further includes a support mover that moves the sample support and hence the sample carriers sequentially from processing station to processing station for processing.
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