公开(公告)号：US11414268B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-16

申请号：US16865019

申请日：2020-05-01

申请人： Azenta, Inc.

发明人： Robert T. Caveney ,  Frank Hunt ,  Lingchen Sun ,  Julian D. Warhurst ,  Bruce S. Zandi ,  Anthony C. Bonora

IPC分类号： B65G1/04 ,  F25D3/11 ,  B65G1/06 ,  B65G1/10 ,  F25D3/10 ,  F25D21/02 ,  F25D21/04 ,  F25D25/02 ,  F25D29/00 ,  F25D25/04

摘要： An automated cryogenic storage system includes a freezer and an automation system to provide automated transfer of samples to and from the freezer. The freezer includes a bearing and a drive shaft though the freezer, the drive shaft being coupled to a rack carrier inside the freezer and adapted to be coupled to a motor. The automation module includes a rack puller that is automatically positioned above an access port of the freezer. The rack puller engages with a sample rack within the freezer, and elevates the rack into an insulating sleeve external to the freezer. From the insulating sleeve, samples can be added to and removed from the sample rack before it is returned to the freezer.

公开(公告)号：US20230064130A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17812363

申请日：2022-07-13

申请人： Azenta, Inc

发明人： Robert T. Caveney ,  Frank Hunt ,  Lingchen Sun ,  Julian D. Warhurst ,  Bruce S. Zandi ,  Anthony C. Bonora

IPC分类号： B65G1/04 ,  F25D3/11 ,  B65G1/06 ,  B65G1/10 ,  F25D3/10 ,  F25D21/02 ,  F25D21/04 ,  F25D25/02 ,  F25D29/00

摘要： An automated cryogenic storage system includes a freezer and an automation system to provide automated transfer of samples to and from the freezer. The freezer includes a bearing and a drive shaft though the freezer, the drive shaft being coupled to a rack carrier inside the freezer and adapted to be coupled to a motor. The automation module includes a rack puller that is automatically positioned above an access port of the freezer. The rack puller engages with a sample rack within the freezer, and elevates the rack into an insulating sleeve external to the freezer. From the insulating sleeve, samples can be added to and removed from the sample rack before it is returned to the freezer.