ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,623, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to HITACHI HIGH-TECH Corp. (Tokyo).
"Control method for automatic analyzer" was invented by Makoto Nogami (Tokyo), Yushi Harada (Tokyo) and Yuichiro Hashimoto (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control method for an automatic analyzer that can improve robustness, throughput, and measurement accuracy. The automatic analyzer includes a sample loop connected between two sample ports of a plurality of sample ports of a switch valve. The method includes the steps of: adjusting a drive parameter of the syringe corresponding to a viscosity of the sample acquired in advance; switching the switch valv...