ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,117, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Burlington, N.C.).
"Sample receiving system" was invented by David Wilson (Avon, Conn.), Jay Krajewski (Windsor, Conn.) and Kevin Meyer (Simsbury, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are high-throughput vessel receiving systems and methods of receiving sample vessels, such as samples stored in test tubes. A system for receiving a plurality of individual vessels that each contains a sample, and systems and apparatus for guiding, reorienting, collecting, and transporting a plurality of articles, including vessels, are disclosed."
The patent wa...