公开(公告)号：US12007402B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17317181

申请日：2021-05-11

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher William Bates

IPC: G01N35/04

CPC classification number: G01N35/04 ,  G01N2035/0477 ,  G01N2035/0491

Abstract: A laboratory sample container carrier cleaning apparatus is provided comprising a revolving device, being adapted to move a sample container carrier supplied to the revolving device along a circular path, and a cleaning device, being adapted to clean the sample container carrier being moved along the circular path.

公开(公告)号：US20210364540A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-25

申请号：US17317181

申请日：2021-05-11

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher William Bates

IPC: G01N35/04

Abstract: A laboratory sample container carrier cleaning apparatus is provided comprising a revolving device, being adapted to move a sample container carrier supplied to the revolving device along a circular path, and a cleaning device, being adapted to clean the sample container carrier being moved along the circular path.

公开(公告)号：US20240367924A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18649151

申请日：2024-04-29

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Nathaniel Sharpe ,  Matthew Nussbaum ,  Matthias Edelmann ,  Christopher William Bates

IPC: B65G54/02 ,  G01N35/04

Abstract: The invention relates to a transport device for a laboratory sample distribution system, the transport device comprising a top cover having a transport surface, the transport surface being adapted to carry sample container carriers, an electromagnetic actuation assembly, the electromagnetic actuation assembly being adapted to generate a magnetic field at the transport surface for magnetic drive-interaction with a sample container carrier placed thereon, a support structure for carrying the actuation assembly, a sensor board being arranged in between the support structure and the top cover, the sensor board being adapted to detect a position of a sample container carrier placed on the transport surface with respect to the transport device, and elastic elements which are biased in between the sensor board and the support structure so that the sensor board is held flush against an inside surface of the top cover by a biasing force resulting from the biasing of the elastic elements.

公开(公告)号：US11754578B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17643435

申请日：2021-12-09

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher William Bates ,  Thomas Martin

IPC: G01N35/04 ,  B65G54/02

CPC classification number: G01N35/04 ,  B65G54/02 ,  G01N2035/0477

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modular transport plane with a plurality of transport module units, each transport module unit comprising an actuator assembly with a back iron, and with an infrastructure system arranged below the transport module units and supporting the transport module units on a floor, characterized in that the transport module units are floatingly connected to the infrastructure system to allow a relative horizontal movement between the transport module units and the infrastructure system, wherein neighboring transport module units are connected via the back irons for a horizontal force transmission between neighboring transport module units in response to a relative horizontal movement between neighboring transport module units.

公开(公告)号：US20220196692A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17643435

申请日：2021-12-09

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher William Bates ,  Thomas Martin

IPC: G01N35/04 ,  B65G54/02

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modular transport plane with a plurality of transport module units, each transport module unit comprising an actuator assembly with a back iron, and with an infrastructure system arranged below the transport module units and supporting the transport module units on a floor, characterized in that the transport module units are floatingly connected to the infrastructure system to allow a relative horizontal movement between the transport module units and the infrastructure system, wherein neighboring transport module units are connected via the back irons for a horizontal force transmission between neighboring transport module units in response to a relative horizontal movement between neighboring transport module units.