Method and apparatus for inoculating and streaking a medium in a plate

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9914953
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14203136

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An apparatus for inoculating and streaking a solid growth culture medium in a plate, the streaking using a streaking applicator having a line of resiliently and flexibly supported spaced apart contact surfaces, the apparatus including:

    (a) an inoculating and streaking station including: a plate work position having a notional action line fixed in two dimensions (x,y) in a predetermined position; anda plate rotation device for rotating a positioned plate to cause streaking; (b) a sensor capable of locating the surface of the medium in a positioned plate to thereby determine for that plate, prior to inoculation and streaking of that plate, the third dimension (z) of the action line;(c) an inoculating device capable of dispensing inoculum, along the action line, on the surface of the medium in the positioned plate; and(d) a streaking device capable of moving the streaking applicator such that its line of spaced apart contact surfaces contacts, along the action line, the surface of the medium in the positioned plate, prior to rotation of the positioned plate for streaking.

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  • LABTECH SYSTEMS LTD

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Annear, Ryan Andrew South Carlton, AU 6 26
Cheetham, Wayne Richard Blackburn, AU 2 15
Cross, Graeme John North Fitzroy, AU 4 22
Duncan, Phillip James Mount Waverley, AU 9 42
Gupta, Rajiv Cupertino, US 134 4580
Leckenby, Stephen Lewis Victoria, CA 12 104
Lovett, Michael Craig Blackburn South, AU 2 15
Nicoll, Kenneth Andrew Doncaster, AU 7 146
Ooi, Chong Kean Glen Waverley, AU 4 22
Potter, Colin William Nunawading, AU 9 43
Raj, Leon Ferntree Gully, AU 4 22
Tomlinson, Michael John Ringwood East, AU 4 22
Torpy, Daniel Patrick Surrey Hills, AU 4 28

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