公开(公告)号：US20180180634A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：US15828885

申请日：2017-12-01

申请人： GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED

发明人： Gary LAIR

IPC分类号： G01N35/00 ,  G01N1/14

CPC分类号： G01N35/00732 ,  G01N1/14 ,  G01N35/0099 ,  G01N35/021 ,  G01N35/10 ,  G01N2001/1418 ,  G01N2035/0467 ,  G01N2035/0477

摘要： A laboratory automated system can include a host conveyor assembly configured to transport a plurality of carriers and receptacles coupled thereto between at least a sample processing instrument and at least one assay instrument. The system includes an intermediate conveyor assembly configured to transport a plurality of carriers and receptacles coupled thereto from within sample processing instrument to the host conveyor assembly. The system also includes an intermediate conveyor assembly for each assay instrument configured to transport a plurality of carriers from host conveyor assembly to a respective processing position within the assay instrument. The intermediate conveyor assembly coupled to the assay instrument can include a buffer conveyor subassembly configured to receive carriers from the host conveyor assembly, and a spur conveyor assembly configured to transport a carrier to the processing position of the assay instrument.

公开(公告)号：US20240353438A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-24

申请号：US18758097

申请日：2024-06-28

申请人： Gen-Probe Incorporated

发明人： Gary LAIR

IPC分类号： G01N35/00 ,  G01N1/14 ,  G01N35/02 ,  G01N35/10 ,  G01N35/04

CPC分类号： G01N35/00732 ,  G01N1/14 ,  G01N35/0099 ,  G01N35/021 ,  G01N35/10 ,  G01N2001/1418 ,  G01N2035/0467 ,  G01N2035/0477

摘要： A laboratory automated system includes a conveyor assembly, a dock that that is movable between first and second positions, a drive assembly for moving the dock between the first and second positons, and a diverter for diverting a sample receptacle carrier from the conveyor assembly to the dock. The dock includes a first carrier support portion having a planar surface for supporting the sample receptacle carrier as the dock moves between the first and second positions. The dock includes an upwardly extending second carrier support portion situated adjacent the first carrier support portion. The second carrier support portion has a contoured side surface. The dock includes one or more magnets fixedly contained within or disposed on the second carrier support portion to magnetically couple with a magnetic portion of the sample receptacle carrier.