Patent ID: 11954925
Assignee: BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  C | IPC C  G

Claim 8:
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one reference line comprises a first reference line and a second reference line formed on the dispense tip; and
wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to:
identify a predetermined point of the first reference line in the image;
identify a predetermined point of the second reference line in the image;
define an alignment line that connects the predetermined point of the first reference line and the predetermined point of the second reference line;
determine an angle of the alignment line relative to at least one of the first reference line and the second reference line; and
compare the angle to a threshold angle value, which threshold angle value is representative of a side misalignment of the dispense tip.