公开(公告)号：US20210146368A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-20

申请号：US17095868

申请日：2020-11-12

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Rein ,  Benjamin Sauer

IPC: B01L3/00 ,  G01N21/88 ,  G01N21/90

Abstract: An apparatus for determining properties of a laboratory sample container is presented. The apparatus comprises a light source for emitting light to illuminate the laboratory sample container and a number of curved reflecting and/or scattering units. A respective curved reflecting and/or scattering unit comprises a curved shape and is adapted to reflect and/or scatter light of the light source to an outer surface of the laboratory sample container for illuminating the laboratory sample container. The apparatus also comprises a camera adapted to take an image of the laboratory sample container. The image comprises image data related to the laboratory sample container. The apparatus also comprises a control unit adapted to determine the properties of the laboratory sample container based on the image data related to the laboratory sample container.

公开(公告)号：US12053782B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US17095868

申请日：2020-11-12

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Rein ,  Benjamin Sauer

IPC: B01L3/00 ,  G01N21/88 ,  G01N21/90

CPC classification number: B01L3/545 ,  G01N21/8806 ,  G01N21/90 ,  B01L2300/021

Abstract: An apparatus for determining properties of a laboratory sample container is presented. The apparatus comprises a light source for emitting light to illuminate the laboratory sample container and a number of curved reflecting and/or scattering units. A respective curved reflecting and/or scattering unit comprises a curved shape and is adapted to reflect and/or scatter light of the light source to an outer surface of the laboratory sample container for illuminating the laboratory sample container. The apparatus also comprises a camera adapted to take an image of the laboratory sample container. The image comprises image data related to the laboratory sample container. The apparatus also comprises a control unit adapted to determine the properties of the laboratory sample container based on the image data related to the laboratory sample container.