ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,162, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Hitachi High-Tech Corp. (Tokyo).
"Automatic analyzer" was invented by Masaru Miyazaki (Tokyo) and Syotaro Sagawa (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic analyzer is provided wherein degree of freedom in arrangement of a dispensing mechanism and of a unit provided below the dispensing mechanism is improved. The automatic analyzer comprising a dispensing mechanism driving a probe for a specimen or a reagent, wherein the automatic analyzer comprises an arm of two degrees of freedom supporting the probe, a first shaft and a second shaft that support the arm and transmit power to the arm, a...