AU2020232014B2 - System and method for transporting and holding consumables in a processing instrument - Google Patents

System and method for transporting and holding consumables in a processing instrument

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AU2020232014B2
AU2020232014B2 AU2020232014A AU2020232014A AU2020232014B2 AU 2020232014 B2 AU2020232014 B2 AU 2020232014B2 AU 2020232014 A AU2020232014 A AU 2020232014A AU 2020232014 A AU2020232014 A AU 2020232014A AU 2020232014 B2 AU2020232014 B2 AU 2020232014B2
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support
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David A. Buse
Jin Chen
David H. Combs
Norbert D. Hagen
David Opalsky
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Gen Probe Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
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    • B01L9/56—Means for indicating position of a recipient or sample in an array
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25H—WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS
    • B25H1/00—Work benches; Portable stands or supports for positioning portable tools or work to be operated on thereby
    • B25H1/10—Work benches; Portable stands or supports for positioning portable tools or work to be operated on thereby with provision for adjusting holders for tool or work
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25H—WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS
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    • B25H1/16—Work benches; Portable stands or supports for positioning portable tools or work to be operated on thereby with provision for adjusting the bench top in height
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
    • G01N35/10—Devices for transferring samples or any liquids to, in, or from, the analysis apparatus, e.g. suction devices, injection devices
    • G01N35/1065—Multiple transfer devices
    • G01N35/1074—Multiple transfer devices arranged in a two-dimensional array
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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    • G01N35/1081—Devices for transferring samples or any liquids to, in, or from, the analysis apparatus, e.g. suction devices, injection devices characterised by the means for relatively moving the transfer device and the containers in an horizontal plane
    • G01N35/109—Devices for transferring samples or any liquids to, in, or from, the analysis apparatus, e.g. suction devices, injection devices characterised by the means for relatively moving the transfer device and the containers in an horizontal plane with two horizontal degrees of freedom
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
    • B65G2201/02—Articles
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    • G01N35/04—Details of the conveyor system
    • G01N2035/0401—Sample carriers, cuvettes or reaction vessels
    • G01N2035/0412—Block or rack elements with a single row of samples

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Priority Applications (4)

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AU2025287311A AU2025287311A1 (en) 2019-03-07 2025-12-23 Scissors actuator configured to translate a support platform in either of opposed lateral directions
AU2025287306A AU2025287306A1 (en) 2019-03-07 2025-12-23 Locking mechanism for releasably locking a receptacle carrier to a carrier support
AU2025287303A AU2025287303A1 (en) 2019-03-07 2025-12-23 Carrier for holding a plurality of multi-receptacle units
AU2025287307A AU2025287307A1 (en) 2019-03-07 2025-12-23 Apparatus and method for holding receptacles on a carrier

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AU2025287306A Division AU2025287306A1 (en) 2019-03-07 2025-12-23 Locking mechanism for releasably locking a receptacle carrier to a carrier support
AU2025287307A Division AU2025287307A1 (en) 2019-03-07 2025-12-23 Apparatus and method for holding receptacles on a carrier
AU2025287311A Division AU2025287311A1 (en) 2019-03-07 2025-12-23 Scissors actuator configured to translate a support platform in either of opposed lateral directions

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AU2025287307A Pending AU2025287307A1 (en) 2019-03-07 2025-12-23 Apparatus and method for holding receptacles on a carrier
AU2025287306A Pending AU2025287306A1 (en) 2019-03-07 2025-12-23 Locking mechanism for releasably locking a receptacle carrier to a carrier support
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AU2025287306A Pending AU2025287306A1 (en) 2019-03-07 2025-12-23 Locking mechanism for releasably locking a receptacle carrier to a carrier support
AU2025287311A Pending AU2025287311A1 (en) 2019-03-07 2025-12-23 Scissors actuator configured to translate a support platform in either of opposed lateral directions

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JP (3) JP7528111B2 (enExample)
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