Material or article handling – Plural – static structures for supporting discrete loads and... – Load-underlying members
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-27
2009-12-22
Rodríguez, Saúl J (Department: 3652)
Material or article handling
Plural, static structures for supporting discrete loads and...
Load-underlying members
C414S331020, C414S331080
Reexamination Certificate
active
07635246
ABSTRACT:
An automated storage system for storing large quantities of samples in trays includes a storage compartment, a tray shuttle compartment abutting the storage compartment on one side and a plurality of independent modules on the other side. The modules perform processing of samples that are retrieved from the storage compartment by a tray shuttle, including extraction of selected samples from retrieved source trays and transfer of the selected samples into a separate, destination tray that can be further processed or removed from the system for use. The independent operation of the modules permits handling and processing to be performed simultaneously by different modules while the tray shuttle accesses additional samples within the storage compartment. In one embodiment, a vertical carousel is used to vertically align a desired tray with the tray shuttle, while the tray shuttle operates within a horizontal plane.
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Affleck Rhett L
Lillig John E.
Neeper Robert K.
Musick Eleanor M.
Nexus Biosystems, Inc.
Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Rodríguez Saúl J
Snelting Jonathan D
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