US Patent Issued to Hitchi High-Tech on Sept. 15 for "Cassette stand, reaction unit, and genetic testing apparatus" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,524, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Hitchi High-Tech Corp. (Tokyo).

"Cassette stand, reaction unit, and genetic testing apparatus" was invented by Bohao Cheng (Tokyo), Hayato Shimizu (Tokyo), Toshiki Yamagata (Tokyo), Yoko Makino (Tokyo) and Masashi Shibahara (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This reaction unit, which is used in a genetic testing apparatus, is provided with a test tube unit which has multiple test tubes, or a test tube unit where multiple test tubes can be arranged, and a cassette stand where the test tube unit can be arranged; a ventilation opening is provided on the upper surface of the cassette stand, an...