ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,424, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to JEOL Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Sample tube transport apparatus" was invented by Yuki Endo (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A load unit jets a load gas from a cone-shaped slit to a first position located in a pathway. As a result, a first gas stream for loading a sample tube is generated. An eject unit jets an eject gas from a cone-shaped slit to a second position in the pathway. As a result, a second gas stream for ejecting a sample tube is generated."
The patent was filed on Aug. 24, 2023, under Application No. 18/237,486.
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