US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on Dec. 16 for "Automated sample diagnostic analyzer and method for its operation" (Maryland, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,387, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Automated sample diagnostic analyzer and method for its operation" was invented by Michael T. VanSickler (Catonsville, Md.), Brian Austin Self (Monkton, Md.), Alyssa Shedlosky (Reisterstown, Md.) and Joel Daniel Krayer (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Automated analyzer (2000) comprising a housing (2010, 3010), a robotic arm comprising an end effector (2360), the end effector (2360) comprising a body (2320) rotatably connected to an articulating arm and first (2363a) and second fingers (2363b) coupled to the body (2362) and b...