Sample rack handling unit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9156630
APP PUB NO 20130195720A1
SERIAL NO

13742479

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Abstract

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A sample rack handling unit comprising an onload section for loading sample racks holding a sample container is presented. The onload section comprises an onload edge and a receiving area with an onload rail longitudinally on the receiving area parallel to the onload edge. The onload rail engages a recess on the rack bottom such that the rack longitudinally slides on the receiving area along the onload rail when the rack is engaged. The onload rail has a base portion and a protrusion extending from the base portion. The protrusion faces the onload edge and the base portion comprises an inclined onload rail side opposite the onload edge such that the recess engages the onload rail when the rack is loaded on the receiving area from the onload edge transversely to the onload rail and the recess disengages the onload rail by sliding the rack towards the onload edge.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Behnk, Holger Hamburg, DE 10 72
Burmester, Joerg Horgen, CH 4 29

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