System and method for vessel alignment
US8480953B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N35/00732
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vessel including an identification region may be placed in a holder. Through interaction of a positioning feature on the vessel and an orientation feature on the holder, the vessel can be placed into an alignment orientation, e.g., such that the identification region may be reliably read by a reader. The identification region may provides information related to the sample, such as vessel identity, sample volume, processes to be performed on the sample, and so on.
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