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EP 0258565 A3 19890524 - LOCATION IDENTIFYING MEANS

Title (en)

LOCATION IDENTIFYING MEANS

Publication

EP 0258565 A3 19890524 (EN)

Application

EP 87109424 A 19870630

Priority

US 88123786 A 19860702

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0258565A2] A system for positively identifying which one of a plurality of receptacles has received a sample is disclosed. It includes means for sequentially sensing the presence, along rows and columns, of tubes for dispensing samples. The receptacle at the intersection of the sensed row and column is the indicated one.

IPC 1-7

G01N 1/00; G01N 35/00

IPC 8 full level

G01N 35/02 (2006.01); A61J 3/00 (2006.01); B01L 99/00 (2010.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01L 9/56 (2019.07 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[XP] EP 0210148 A1 19870128 - SCOMAS AB [SE]
[A] DD 145130 A1 19801119 - SCHLIMPERT OLAF, et al
[A] GB 1444807 A 19760804 - MICROMEDIC SYSTEMS INC
[A] FR 77059 E 19620112

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0258565 A2 19880309; EP 0258565 A3 19890524; JP S63106565 A 19880511

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87109424 A 19870630; JP 16411887 A 19870702