发明名称 |
CONTAINER HOLDER REFLECTANCE FLAG |
摘要 |
A bottle retaining mechanism (10) holds a culture bottle (1) in place in a cell in an incubating apparatus which agitates the culture bottle (1) and detects the growth of microorganisms in the culture bottle (1). When a bottle (1) is not present in the cell of the apparatus, the retaining mechanism (10) moves to a position which reflects light from the light emitter to the light detector in an amount greater than the amount of light reflected off a bottle (1) when present, so as to indicate when a bottle (1) is not present in a cavity of the bottle holder (3). The retaining mechanism (10)/reflectance flag (20) is also capable of providing a reference signal for auto-calibration purposes.
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申请公布号 |
CA2325715(C) |
申请公布日期 |
2011.05.24 |
申请号 |
CA19992325715 |
申请日期 |
1999.03.22 |
申请人 |
AKZO NOBEL NV |
发明人 |
LEE, GREGORY S.;ADCOX, WILLIAM;GRADE, LANNY V. |
分类号 |
C12M1/34;G01N21/75;C12M1/00;C12M1/24;G01N21/03 |
主分类号 |
C12M1/34 |
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