US Patent 7876935 Sample processing apparatus with a vision system

Patent 7876935 was granted and assigned to Protedyne Corporation on January, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Protedyne Corporation

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

78769350

Patent Inventor Names

Peter Massaro0

Date of Patent

January 25, 2011

Patent Application Number

113425040

Date Filed

January 30, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Bhavesh M. Mehta

Patent abstract

A sample processing apparatus has an associated machine vision system. The vision system may acquire an image of at least one fluidic chamber, which can be analyzed by the machine vision system and/or stored. The image and/or analysis of the image may provide a record of the actions of the sample processing apparatus, which permits a user to verify proper operation of the sample processing apparatus.