Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Laboratory sample container carrier handling apparatus and laboratory system
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Application No.: US15404593Application Date: 2017-01-12
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Publication No.: US10302667B2Publication Date: 2019-05-28
- Inventor: Harald Ferihumer , Christoph Ludwig , Beat Jaeggi , Patrik Imfeld
- Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IN Indianapolis
- Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Indianapolis
- Agency: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
- Priority: EP16152363 20160122
- Main IPC: G01N35/04
- IPC: G01N35/04 ; G01N1/28 ; G01N1/00

Abstract:
A sample container carrier handling apparatus is presented. A first revolving device located at a first level moves sample container carriers along a first path. A second revolving device located at a second level different from the first level moves sample container carriers along a second path. A first transport device transports sample container carriers to or away from a first handover position associated with the first revolving device. A second transport device transports sample container carriers to or away from a second handover position associated with the second revolving device. A lifting device lifts a sample container carrier from a first lifting position associated with the first revolving device to a second lifting position associated with the second revolving device. An operating position is associated with the first or second revolving device. A sample container is loaded or unloaded into a sample container carrier placed at the operating position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170212140A1 LABORATORY SAMPLE CONTAINER CARRIER HANDLING APPARATUS AND LABORATORY SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2017-07-27
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