ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,699,112, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Automatic analyzer, and dispensing method and program thereof" was invented by Shozo Hashimoto (Nasushiobara, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic analyzer includes a transporter, a first dispensing probe, a second dispensing probe, a reagent dispenser, a first reaction container transporter, a fluid dispenser, and a second reaction container transporter. The reagent dispenser is configured to dispense the reagent into the first reaction container at a first dispensing position by the first dispensing probe. The first reaction container transporter is configured ...