US4079393A — Blood typing installations

Claim 1

Independent Claim 210 words

An apparatus for typing blood characteristics of an individual and for producing a photographic record of the appearance of the individual and the typing results, a camera; means for positioning the individual in a predetermined location in the field of view of the camera; a housing; means for supporting the camera relative to said housing in a position to receive an image of the individual in said predetermined location; a projection screen and means for supporting said screen adjacent said predetermined location and in the field of view of said camera; a transparent agglutination plate having a plurality of agglutination zones; means for collecting and for depositing blood samples from said individual and test sera on said zones; a plate holder for holding said agglutination plate in said housing away from the field of view of said camera, said plate holder having means for letting light pass therethrough and through said supported plate; and optical means including a light source for passing light through said plate holder and said zones on said plate and for projecting an image of said zones of said agglutination plate onto said projection screen, whereby a photographic record of the typing results on said plate and the appearance of the individual can be simultaneously obtained.

Claim 2

Independent Claim 210 words

An apparatus for typing blood characteristics of an individual and for producing a photographic record of the appearance of the individual and the typing results, a camera; means for positioning the individual in a predetermined location in the field of view of the camera; a housing; means for supporting the camera relative to said housing in a position to receive an image of the individual in said predetermined location; a projection screen and means for supporting said screen adjacent said predetermined location and in the field of view of said camera; a transparent agglutination plate having a plurality of agglutination zones; means for collecting and for depositing blood samples from said individual and test sera on said zones; a plate holder for holding said agglutination plate in said housing away from the field of view of said camera, said plate holder having means for letting light pass therethrough and through said supported plate; and optical means including a light source for passing light through said plate holder and said zones on said plate and for projecting an image of said zones of said agglutination plate onto said projection screen, whereby a photographic record of the typing results on said plate and the appearance of the individual can be simultaneously obtained.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 100 words

An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said means for collecting and depositing includes a plurality of pipettes; a plurality of serum containers supported on said housing; and means for supporting said pipettes and for sequentially moving said pipettes, as a group, to a first location to receive blood samples from the individual, to said serum containers to receive measured quantities of serum therefrom, and to said agglutination plate held by said plate holder to deposit mixed blood samples and serum in said zones, the number of said pipettes being equal to the number of said containers and said zones.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 21 words

An apparatus according to claim 2 and further comprising means for agitating said agglutination plate for a predetermined interval of time.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 56 words

An apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said means for agitating includes means for supporting said agglutination plate holder for reciprocating swinging motion; an electric motor; means for coupling said motor to said means for supporting so that energization of said motor reciprocates said plateholder; and timer means for energizing said motor for a predetermined interval.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 40 words

An apparatus according to claim 2 wherein each of said pipettes includes an elongated tubular body, said body having at one end an outer peripheral bead and an inner circumferential bead axially spaced along said body from said outer bead.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 49 words

An apparatus according to claim 2 wherein each of said pipettes includes an elongated tubular body having near one end means defining an internal tapering surface, and an imperfect valve member within said body and cooperating with said tapering surface, said surface providing a seat for the valve member.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 19 words

An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the valve member is a slotted pellet having an irregular outer surface.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 15 words

An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the valve member is a fishing line sinker.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 56 words

An apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said serum containers are bottles and said housing includes a support for said containers comprising means defining a recess to receive four bottles, the recess having a bottom and side walls defining locations for the bottles and having indicia A, B, AB and D corresponding to the test sera.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 23 words

An apparatus according to claim 2 and further comprising a peristaltic pump and flexible tube means for connecting said pump to said pipettes.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 17 words

An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said peristaltic pump is driven by a reversible electric motor.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 72 words

An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the peristaltic pump comprises two cogged wheels having involuted teeth, surrounded by an endless series of rollers, a section of said series being located parallel to and at a short distance from a wall whereby said rollers may nip the tubes against the wall, said section being such that the tubes, during operation, may be nipped by at least two rollers at any one time.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 20 words

An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said rollers have annular grooves, the grooves of said rollers being in quincunx.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 24 words

An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the pipettes are removably mounted on their support and at the end of the associated tube means.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 34 words

An apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said means for supporting said pipettes comprises an arm rigidly mounted on an upright sleeve, said sleeve being movably mounted for axial motion on a rotary shaft.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 32 words

An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the rotary shaft is rotatably driven by an electric motor and the sleeve is axially actuated by a second electric motor via a pivotal lever.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 25 words

An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said second electric motor acts on the pivotal lever via a cam in cooperation with elastic return means.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 108 words

An apparatus according to claim 1 and further comprising means for checking on a photographic record made by said camera and including a reproduction of the typing result and a blood group definition in conventional A, B, AB or O form followed by the sign + or -, whether or not the definition corresponds to said result, by comparing said reproduction and said definition with corresponding reference data acknowledged as being correct, said means comprising a carrier on which are represented reference data corresponding to the various possible results that can be obtained on said agglutination plate and, adjacent each representation of each result, the corresponding conventional definition.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 60 words

An apparatus including checking means according to claim 18, wherein said carrier is a rotary member the checking means including a casing in which said member is mounted, said casing having a window in which only one set of reference data, consisting of one of said possible results and the corresponding conventional definition, can be displayed at the same time.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 29 words

An apparatus including checking means according to claim 19, wherein said rotary member has a regular polygonal cross-section, each side of the member bearing a set of reference data.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 37 words

An apparatus according to claim 19 and further comprising an indexing device cooperating with the rotary member and serving to maintain each set of reference data, moved before the window, in a set position in relation thereto.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 51 words

An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said casing includes means for receiving said photographic record, and a second window for the display of said reproduction and said definition on said photographic record, said second window being located adjacent the first window to facilitate the comparison of the data displayed therein.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 27 words

An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said receiving means comprises a record holding device arranged to position said reproduction and said definition before the second window.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 104 words

An apparatus according to claim 2 including container positioning means wherein each of said containers comprises a bottle having a distinguishing shape integrally formed on and protruding from the bottom surface thereof, and said housing includes means for receiving a set of said bottles no two of which have the same distinguishing shape, said means for receiving having a bottom surface with means defining a plurality of recesses equal in number to the number of bottles in said set, said recesses being formed to receive said protruding distinguishing shapes, whereby said bottles are placeable in said means for receiving only in one predetermined arrangement.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 52 words

An apparatus including a bottle holding device according to claim 24, wherein said means for receiving comprises a holder having two end walls at opposite ends of a row of bottles, one end wall having manual screw clamping means for clamping the bottles against each other and against the other end wall.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 32 words

An apparatus including a bottle holding device according to claim 25 wherein each of said bottles is provided with a stopper connected by a binder to the neck of the associated bottle.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 33 words

An apparatus including a bottle holding device according to claim 24, wherein the holder and the bottles are provided with indexing means to facilitate the placing of the bottles in said set order.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 51 words

An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said means for supporting said camera includes an adjustable mounting which comprises at least one pair of elements connected to one another by a cylindrical pivot arrangement, and screw adjustment means cooperating with each said pair of elements to adjust the angular position thereof.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 82 words

An apparatus including an adjustable mounting according to claim 28, wherein each of the elements of one pair of elements has a flat surface, which surfaces are disposed in facing relationship and are connected by a hinge joint to permit movement relative to one another in the plane of their flat surfaces, and wherein the adjustment means comprise at least one screw mounted on one of the elements and a member mounted on the other element, on which the screw may act.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 67 words

An apparatus including an adjustable mounting according to claim 29, wherein said member comprises a buffer fixedly attached to said other element and extending into a hole formed in the first element and into which project end portions of two screws screwed into the first element on opposite sides of a plane passing through the pivotal axis of the two elements and the middle of the buffer.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 85 words

An apparatus according to claim 29, comprising a second pair pivotally connected to said one pair by a common element, the two elements of said second pair forming approximately a right angle between them and their adjustment means comprising a member rigidly mounted on one of the elements, a screw slidably extending at least partially through said member, said screw being pivotally mounted on the other element, and a nut engaged on said screw, said nut being disposed in a slot formed in said member.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 83 words

An apparatus including an adjustable mounting according to claim 28, wherein the two elements of one pair are jointed by a flap joint and form between them approximately a right angle, and wherein the adjustment means comprises a member rigidly mounted on one of the elements, a screw slidably extending at least partially through said member, said screw being pivotally mounted on the other element, and a nut engaged on said screw, said nut being disposed in a slot formed in said member.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 63 words

An apparatus according to claim 32 wherein the two elements of said one pair each form common elements with respective second and third pairs of elements, the elements of said second and third pairs each having a flat surface, which flat surfaces are connected by a hinge joint so as to move relatively to one another in the plane of their flat surfaces.

Claim 35

Dependent Claim 26 words

An apparatus according to claim 28, further comprising locking means associated with each said pair of elements to lock them after adjustment of their angular position.

Claim 36

Dependent Claim 33 words

An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein each of said pipettes includes an elongated tubular body, said body being divided into two chambers by an internal annular element fixedly attached to said body.

Claim 37

Dependent Claim 70 words

An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said means for supporting said screen includes support members projecting from said housing and slide members on said screen slidably engaging said support members to permit said screen to be moved relative to said housing; said support members further including an extendable rod having an enlarged end portion movable toward and away from said housing to establish said predetermined location for the individual.

Claim 38

Dependent Claim 84 words

An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said optical means includes a lens unit mounted on said housing and directed toward said agglutination plate held by said plate holder to receive light therefrom, and a mirror mounted on said housing for reflecting light from said lens unit toward said screen, said light source being mounted on the opposite side of said plate holder from said lens unit to cause light passing through said plate holder and plate to form an image on said screen.

Claim 39

Dependent Claim 14 words

An apparatus according to claim 37 wherein said light source includes an electronic flash.

Claim 40

Dependent Claim 26 words

An apparatus according to claim 38 wherein said light source includes a lamp and reflector for producing an image on said screen for focusing the camera.

Claim 41

Dependent Claim 39 words

An apparatus according to claim 37 wherein said means for supporting said screen includes a box having an open side opening toward said mirror and said camera, said screen being mounted in said open side near the bottom thereof.

Claim 42

Dependent Claim 25 words

An apparatus according to claim 40 wherein said box includes a movable top wall locatable in a plane passing above said mirror and said camera.

Claim 43

Dependent Claim 37 words

An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said plate holder includes transparent means for receiving information bearing indicia about blood type group, said optical means being adapted to project an image including said indicia on said screen.

Claim 44

Dependent Claim 47 words

An apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a second source of light, means for mounting the second source of light in a position to illuminate an individual placed behind the screen in said predetermined position, and means for shielding the screen from light from the second source.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1981-03-13	1981-09-12	1982-03-14	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1985-03-13	1985-09-12	1986-03-14	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1989-03-13	1989-09-12	1990-03-14	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Blood typing installations

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