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公开(公告)号:IE78906B1
公开(公告)日:1998-03-11
申请号:IE422890
申请日:1990-11-22
Applicant: AKZO NV
Inventor: WILLIAM CHESTER HULETTE , JOSEPH GEORGE KARP , JANET BLACK CALLAHAN , PAUL JOSEPH BROWN , STEPHEN RICHARDSON
Abstract: A sample handling system for an optical evaluation instrument. A cuvette storage mechanism (10) is provided for storing a plurality of cuvettes (50), each of which has a plurality of reaction wells. A temperature controlled housing (26) is provided for storing a plurality of reagent containers each containing a respective reagent, and a plurality of sample collection tubes, containing a fluid sample and each presenting an optically scannable code identifying the sample and a test to be performed on the sample. A programming station (30) is provided for optically reading the code (32) presented by the respective sample collection tubes for programming the instrument with a test to be performed. A sample insertion station (14) includes a mechanism (36) for aspirating a portion of the sample from a sample collection tube and for dispensing the aspirated sample portion into a reaction well of a cuvette. A first transporter (28) transports the sample collection tubes first to the programming station (30) and then to the sample insertion station (14). A second transporter (12) transports the cuvettes through the sample insertion station (14) and the reagent station (16, 18 and 20) and onto the monitoring means (22).
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公开(公告)号:ZA9009567B
公开(公告)日:1992-01-29
申请号:ZA9009567
申请日:1990-11-28
Applicant: AKZO NV
Inventor: KARP JOSEPH GEORGE , JOSEPH GEORGE KARP , GIVENS THOMAS BEECHER , THOMAS BEECHER GIVENS , LINK JOHN GLENN , JOHN GLENN LINK
CPC classification number: G01N21/03 , G01N35/026 , G01N35/04 , G01N2035/0413 , G01N2035/0487
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公开(公告)号:ZA9009536B
公开(公告)日:1991-11-27
申请号:ZA9009536
申请日:1990-11-27
Applicant: AKZO NV
Inventor: HULETTE WILLIAM CHESTER , WILLIAM CHESTER HULETTE , KARP JOSEPH GEORGE , JOSEPH GEORGE KARP , CALLAHAN JANET BLACK , JANET BLACK CALLAHAN , BROWN PAUL JOSEPH , PAUL JOSEPH BROWN , RICHARDSON STEPHEN , STEPHEN RICHARDSON
CPC classification number: G01N35/00732 , G01N35/026 , G01N35/1004 , G01N35/1072 , G01N35/1079 , G01N2035/00376 , G01N2035/00435 , G01N2035/00752 , G01N2035/0403 , G01N2035/0487 , G01N2035/1025 , G01N2035/1076 , G01N2201/0407
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公开(公告)号:ZA909567B
公开(公告)日:1992-01-29
申请号:ZA909567
申请日:1990-11-28
Applicant: AKZO NV
Inventor: KARP JOSEPH GEORGE , JOSEPH GEORGE KARP , GIVENS THOMAS BEECHER , THOMAS BEECHER GIVENS , LINK JOHN GLENN , JOHN GLENN LINK
Abstract: A cuvette for use in an optical instrument which includes a linear drive mechanism formed of a lead screw for positioning the cuvette along a linear path in the instrument. The cuvette has a body including at least one reaction well and an engaging feature for operatively engaging the threads of the lead screw so that the cuvette can be positioned along the linear path of the instrument. Preferably the reaction well of the cuvette has a trapezoid-shape cross section in a plane parallel to the optical path of the instrument in order to maximize the optical viewing area.
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公开(公告)号:ZA9009565B
公开(公告)日:1992-01-29
申请号:ZA9009565
申请日:1990-11-28
Applicant: AKZO NV
Inventor: SWOPE CHARLES HERMAS , CHARLES HERMAS SWOPE , LINK JOHN GLENN , JOHN GLENN LINK , HAUGEN DOUGLAS GLENN , DOUGLAS GLENN HAUGEN , KARP JOSEPH GEORGE , JOSEPH GEORGE KARP
CPC classification number: G01J3/02 , G01J3/0232 , G01J3/1838 , G01N21/253 , G01N2021/0325
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公开(公告)号:ZA9105339B
公开(公告)日:1992-12-30
申请号:ZA9105339
申请日:1991-07-09
Applicant: AKZO NV
Inventor: KARP JOSEPH GEORGE , JOSEPH GEORGE KARP , GAITONDE DHANANJAY DINANATH , DHANANJAY DINANATH GAITONDE , LIPSKI JOHN ANDY , JOHN ANDY LIPSKI
CPC classification number: G01N35/1079
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公开(公告)号:ZA909536B
公开(公告)日:1991-11-27
申请号:ZA909536
申请日:1990-11-27
Applicant: AKZO NV
Inventor: HULETTE WILLIAM CHESTER , WILLIAM CHESTER HULETTE , KARP JOSEPH GEORGE , JOSEPH GEORGE KARP , CALLAHAN JANET BLACK , JANET BLACK CALLAHAN , BROWN PAUL JOSEPH , PAUL JOSEPH BROWN , RICHARDSON STEPHEN , STEPHEN RICHARDSON
Abstract: A sample handling system for an optical evaluation instrument. A cuvette storage mechanism (10) is provided for storing a plurality of cuvettes (50), each of which has a plurality of reaction wells. A temperature controlled housing (26) is provided for storing a plurality of reagent containers each containing a respective reagent, and a plurality of sample collection tubes, containing a fluid sample and each presenting an optically scannable code identifying the sample and a test to be performed on the sample. A programming station (30) is provided for optically reading the code (32) presented by the respective sample collection tubes for programming the instrument with a test to be performed. A sample insertion station (14) includes a mechanism (36) for aspirating a portion of the sample from a sample collection tube and for dispensing the aspirated sample portion into a reaction well of a cuvette. A first transporter (28) transports the sample collection tubes first to the programming station (30) and then to the sample insertion station (14). A second transporter (12) transports the cuvettes through the sample insertion station (14) and the reagent station (16, 18 and 20) and onto the monitoring means (22).
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公开(公告)号:ZA915339B
公开(公告)日:1992-12-30
申请号:ZA915339
申请日:1991-07-09
Applicant: AKZO NV
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公开(公告)号:ZA909565B
公开(公告)日:1992-01-29
申请号:ZA909565
申请日:1990-11-28
Applicant: AKZO NV
Inventor: LINK JOHN GLENN , SWOPE CHARLES HERMAS , CHARLES HERMAS SWOPE , JOHN GLENN LINK , KARP JOSEPH GEORGE , JOSEPH GEORGE KARP , HAUGEN DOUGLAS GLENN , DOUGLAS GLENN HAUGEN
Abstract: A multichannel optical monitoring system for monitoring the spectral transmission of a plurality of samples. A plurality of light beams are generated and a plurality of optical monitoring stations are arranged along a pathway, each station having an optical path formed by one of the light beams transverse to the pathway and along which optical characteristics are monitored. A drive mechanism moves a plurality of reaction wells, each containing a reaction volume, along the pathway from station to station so that respective reaction volumes dwell periodically in each optical path for transmitting a respective one of the light beams. A diffraction grating is arranged for diffracting the beams transmitted by respective ones of the reaction volumes. The diffracted beams are focussed and at least one array of photodetectors is positioned for receiving the diffracted and focussed beams for producing electrical signals representing the spectral content of the diffracted beams. An electronic circuit detects the electrical signals of the array, which signals may be stored for further processing and evaluation.
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