ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,793, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Hitachi High-Tech Corp. (Tokyo).
"Automatic analyzer" was invented by Eiichiro Takada (Tokyo), Yoshihiro Yamashita (Tokyo), Hidetsugu Tanoue (Tokyo), Masashi Fukaya (Tokyo) and Fumiya Nehashi (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic analyzer for making measurements for different analysis processes by a compact mechanism. The apparatus performs inspection for plural different analysis processes and includes: an incubator for holding plural reaction vessels on circumferential positions, first and second dispensing mechanisms each having a dispensing nozzle capable of arc-shaped movement...