公开(公告)号：US11927597B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US17232290

申请日：2021-04-16

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Andreas Schesny ,  Vladimirs Leontjevs

IPC: G01N35/00 ,  B01L9/00 ,  B01L9/06 ,  B25B11/00 ,  G01N21/59 ,  G01N33/487 ,  G01N35/04

CPC classification number: G01N35/00584 ,  B01L9/00 ,  B01L9/06 ,  B25B11/00 ,  G01N21/59 ,  G01N33/487 ,  G01N35/00 ,  G01N35/0099 ,  B01L2200/085 ,  B01L2200/18 ,  B01L2300/04 ,  B01L2300/0663 ,  G01N2035/00306 ,  G01N2035/00316 ,  G01N2035/0491 ,  G01N2035/0498

Abstract: A laboratory sample vessel distribution system is presented. The system comprises a cabinet, sample vessel carriers for receiving sample vessels, and a cabinet drawer for receiving a sample vessel carrier. The drawer is locatable in different positions: closed, opened, and fully opened. An actuator moves the sample vessels and the sample vessel carriers between different locations. An actuator driver drives the actuator and applies a first mode of operation with a first speed and a second mode of operation with a second reduced speed compared to the first speed. A sensor device detects between opened and closed positions and provides position signals. A control device is connected to the actuator driver and the sensor device. The control device provides control signals to the actuator driver instructing the actuator driver to apply either the first mode, if in the closed position, or the second mode, if in the opened position.

公开(公告)号：US20210333297A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-28

申请号：US17232290

申请日：2021-04-16

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Andreas Schesny ,  Vladimirs Leontjevs

IPC: G01N35/00 ,  G01N21/59 ,  G01N33/487 ,  B01L9/00 ,  B01L9/06

Abstract: A laboratory sample vessel distribution system is presented. The system comprises a cabinet, sample vessel carriers for receiving sample vessels, and a cabinet drawer for receiving a sample vessel carrier. The drawer is locatable in different positions: closed, opened, and fully opened. An actuator moves the sample vessels and the sample vessel carriers between different locations. An actuator driver drives the actuator and applies a first mode of operation with a first speed and a second mode of operation with a second reduced speed compared to the first speed. A sensor device detects between opened and closed positions and provides position signals. A control device is connected to the actuator driver and the sensor device. The control device provides control signals to the actuator driver instructing the actuator driver to apply either the first mode, if in the closed position, or the second mode, if in the opened position.

公开(公告)号：US20230373107A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18299750

申请日：2023-04-13

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Avinash Addihalli Narayana ,  Timo Gutmann ,  Markus Kollmer ,  Marius Kraetschmer ,  Andrii Kulitskyi ,  Vladimirs Leontjevs ,  Jan Pauls

IPC: B25J15/08 ,  B25J15/00

CPC classification number: B25J15/083 ,  B25J15/0095

Abstract: A gripping apparatus for gripping a sample container comprising: a gripper body comprising a gripper actuator; at least two gripper fingers each comprising a gripping surface, wherein at least one of the gripper fingers is movably coupled to the gripper body, and wherein the gripping apparatus is designed for gripping a sample container with the gripping surfaces of the at least two gripper fingers by moving the at least one movable gripper finger; and characterized in that the gripping apparatus comprises at least one elastically mounted contacting surface for elastically contacting a sample container about to be gripped by the gripping apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US20220065880A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17444397

申请日：2021-08-04

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Vladimirs Leontjevs ,  Andreas Schesny

IPC: G01N35/00 ,  B25J13/08

Abstract: A sample container transport system for moving sample containers in an in-vitro diagnostic (“IVD”) laboratory system is proposed, the sample container transport system comprising a gripping apparatus for gripping sample containers, and a robotic movement apparatus for moving the gripping apparatus in multiple directions, characterized in that the sample container transport system comprises a multidimensional-force sensor that is designed for detecting a multidimensional-force signal indicative of forces in multiple directions acting on a sample container gripped by the gripping apparatus. Further, a method for using the sample container transport system is proposed.

公开(公告)号：US20250060381A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18937855

申请日：2024-11-05

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Vladimirs Leontjevs ,  Philipp Riedel

IPC: G01N35/00

Abstract: A position tracking system for tracking a relative position between connected modules. A target is arrangeable on and/or within a first connected module, the connected modules mechanically interacting for transporting objects between modules; a position sensor is arrangeable on and/or within a second connected module and is configured for generating a sensor signal according to a relative position between the position sensor and target, a processing unit configured for tracking a relative position between the connected modules from the sensor signal; and a second sensor is configured for generating a second sensor signal according to at least a second parameter, wherein the second sensor is a temperature sensor and/or a humidity sensor, the processing unit being configured for considering the second sensor signal when determining the relative position between the connected modules. Further disclosed are related monitoring systems and methods for tracking and monitoring at least two connected modules.