Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Grapha-holding Ag

Roche Diagnostics Gmbh

F. Hoffmann-la Roche Ag

Joachim Lackner

Ueli Stettler

Bruno Koch

Beat Rene Widmer

Rolf Frey

Fritz Goedl

Marcel Strauss

A laboratory system for handling sample tube racks, an alignment element for sample tube racks and a rack tray receiver assembly are disclosed. The laboratory system to handle laboratory sample tube racks includes a robotic arm () with a gripper () for gripping primary racks (PR), the primary racks (PR) to be handled include a first end surface () and a second end surface (), the first end surface () having a first surface geometry and the second end surface () having a second surface geometry, and the gripper () includes a first gripping arm () and a second gripping arm (), with the first gripping arm () having a gripping surface being complementary to the first surface geometry, and the second gripping arm () having a gripping surface being complementary to the second surface geometry.

Laboratory system for handling sample tube racks, an alignment element for sample tube racks and a rack tray receiver assembly

A laboratory system for handling sample tube racks, an alignment element for sample tube racks and a rack tray receiver assembly are disclosed. The laboratory system to handle laboratory sample tube racks comprises a robotic arm () with a gripper () for gripping primary racks (PR), wherein the primary racks (PR) to be handled comprise a first end surface () and a second end surface (), the first end surface () having a first surface geometry and the second end surface () having a second surface geometry, and wherein the gripper () comprises a first gripping arm () and a second gripping arm (), with the first gripping arm () having a gripping surface being complementary to the first surface geometry, and the second gripping arm () having a gripping surface being complementary to the second surface geometry.

A laboratory storage and retrieval system and a method to handle laboratory sample tubes are disclosed. The laboratory storage and retrieval system for storing sample tubes and retrieving stored sample tubes comprises a rack handler section () and a storage section (), the rack handler section () comprising a transport system and a determination unit, wherein the transport system receives and transports incoming primary racks (PR) containing sample tubes (S) to the determination unit for determining at least one given parameter of the sample tubes (S) relating to predetermined sort criteria in order to have the transport system unload the sample tubes from the analysed primary rack (PR) and resort the unloaded sample tubes into appropriate storage racks (SR) depending on the determined sample tubes' sort criteria parameter for storage in the storage section () in the storage racks.

Laboratory storage and retrieval system and a method to handle laboratory sample tubes

A process for manufacturing printed products from a web of paper printed on according to a predetermined page sequence and subsequently cut crosswise, or crosswise and lengthwise to form individual sheets which can be optionally turned by 90.degree., relative to their position, on a continued conveying route. The individual sheets are supplied one after another in one or several rows and via a joint conveying segment to a location for further processing. An arrangement for implementing the process includes a cutting device that follows a printing machine and is connected for effectively conveying to a further processing arrangement. A downstream end of a conveying route between the cutting device and the further processing arrangement has a conveying segment into which two conveying routes discharge. The two conveying routes are separated by a diverter. One of the conveying routes is designed for deflecting and the other for turning over the individual sheets with a simultaneous change in the conveying direction.

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Mettmenstetten, Switzerland

Joachim Lackner