Patent ID: 9579648
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B01L,G01N

Claim:
1. A cuvette assembly for use in optically measuring at least one characteristic of particles within a plurality of liquid samples, comprising: a main body having a unitary upper structure attached thereto, the unitary upper structure defining a plurality of openings, each opening for receiving a respective one of the plurality of liquid samples, each of the plurality of openings leading to an associated liquid-input chamber that is within the main body below the unitary upper structure and in fluidic communication with an associated optical chamber, each optical chamber has an entry window for allowing transmission of an input light beam through the respective liquid sample and an exit window for transmitting a forward scatter signal caused by the particles within the respective liquid sample; and a plurality of individual closure mechanisms located on the unitary upper structure, each of the plurality of closure mechanisms being associated with a respective one of the plurality of openings, each of the plurality of closure mechanisms being movable from an initial opened position for receiving the respective liquid sample to a closed position that inhibits leakage from the associated liquid-input chamber.