Automated sampling device
US9772340B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00881
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sample identification system for an automated sampling and dispensing device is described. In an example implementation, the sample identification system includes a sample probe configured to contact a sample positioned within a sample vessel. Further, the sample identification system includes an identifier capture device configured to measure a sample identifier associated with the sample vessel and generate a data signal in response thereto, where the data signal corresponds to an identity of the at least one sample. During operation, the identifier capture device scans a sample holder, a sample vessel, or a table top of the automated sampling and dispensing device to measure the sample identifier and to generate the data signal in response thereto.
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