Container management apparatus and wireless tag

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10697988
APP PUB NO 20180003730A1
SERIAL NO

15707702

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A container management apparatus is provided with: a container storing unit that can store a plurality of tubular sample containers one by one separately, each of the plurality of tubular sample containers being provided with a two-dimensional bar code on the bottom surface thereof, and container-identifying information being coded in the two-dimensional bar code; and a reading unit that reads the two-dimensional bar code of each of the tubular sample containers stored in the container storing unit and retrieves the container identifying information. The reading unit has, in correspondence with each storing position, an LED that irradiates the two-dimensional bar code with irradiation light and an imaging unit that receives reflection light from the two-dimensional bar code.

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PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATIONTOKYO 100-8403

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Imanaka, Ryoichi Osaka, JP 27 790
Watanabe, Katsuya Nara, JP 177 1502

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