Transfer mechanism within an incubator

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5441891
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08249501

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An incubator and method of transfer in such incubator in an analyzer, wherein a simple transfer mechanism is provided for moving a cuvette from one incubator ring to another adjacent one. The mechanism comprises a shuttle disposed above said rotors, said shuttle having an aperture sufficiently large as to receive, but not retain by friction, one of said vessels, a mechanism for moving the shuttle and its aperture to traverse from one ring to the other, and a pusher member and mechanism for moving the pusher member to raise a cuvette from one ring into the shuttle. When the shuttle aperture aligns with the aperture of the other ring, a cuvette in the shuttle simply falls under the influence of gravity into the other ring.

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  • CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burkovich, Robert A Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY 14650 6 150
Riall, James D Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY 14650 20 212

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