公开(公告)号：WO2021150833A2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-29

申请号：PCT/US2021/014531

申请日：2021-01-22

Applicant: HAMILTON STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： GOMEZ, Joseph, P. ,  AKAR, Ali ,  ANDRADE, Gordon ,  MELLO, Tyler ,  SWENSON, Jonathan

IPC: B01L7/00 ,  B01L7/02 ,  B01L9/06 ,  B65G45/18 ,  B65G45/22 ,  B65G49/02 ,  B65G49/05 ,  B01L13/02 ,  B08B1/002 ,  B08B1/02 ,  B08B1/04

Abstract: A labware frost remover removes frost from laboratory tube storage racks, and from tubes stored in the racks to expose barcodes. The rack frost remover wets a rotating brush and conveys the frosted rack over the rotating, wetted brush to remove frost on contact. The rack frost remover also sprays de-icing fluid on the leading wall of the conveyed rack. The de-icing fluid is a mixture of isopropyl and propylene glycol, with an optional fragrance. The rack frost remover can optionally include a scanner or camera for reading barcodes after frost has been removed.