Specimen transportation system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9448245
APP PUB NO 20150323556A1
SERIAL NO

14411953

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A specimen transportation system is configured from linear modules, turn modules, and connection modules, wherein adjacent modules are connected to one another, and the modules form multiple paths through which specimen racks outputted from one specimen output device are transported to multiple analysis devices. Each path is associated with a node signal indicating whether said path can be used for transportation, and a node signal sequence comprising multiple node signals of the paths is configured. In the specimen transportation system, the node signal sequence is transferred from the downstream side to the upstream side, and problems such as the detention of a specimen rank in the specimen transportation system are dealt with by using said node signal sequence.

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HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION17-1 TORANOMON 1-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO 105-6409

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Suzuki, Katsuhiro Mitaka, JP 103 1371
Takano, Dai Mitaka, JP 2 1

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