Patent 7951329 was granted and assigned to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. on May, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A rotary luminometer subsystem presents test vessels to a detection mechanism to be read as part of the automated immunoassay analyzer system. The rotary luminometer provides a read station separate from that of the transportation element of the luminometer. Within the read station, a housing and shield eliminates light leakage from the sample under test. In addition, the read station regulates the intensity of the light by providing an attenuation capability.