System for tracking vessels in automated laboratory analyzers by radio frequency identification
US7688207B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00851
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for automation of laboratory analyzers that utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers to identify containers and vessels, and the contents thereof, that are employed in the system. Radio frequency identification tags, conforming to the guidelines of ISO 14443 or ISO 15693 or ISO 18000, are positioned on the items of interest, such as, for example, reagent containers, sample containers, and microplates. These tags can be read by and written to by either a moving antenna of a RFID reader or a stationary antenna of a RFID reader. Reading of RFID tags and writing to RFID tags are controlled by software.
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