Dako Denmark A/s

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.p.

Michael J Barber

Marc E Key

John Favuzzi

Kristopher Scott Buchanan

Rosanne Welcher

Benno M Guggenheimer

Robert Clark

William Girard McCollom

Bob Lathrop

Fred Charles Thomas, Iii

Gordon Feingold

Lars Winther

Robert Lathrop

Loren Bland

John Van Bosch

Jonathan R Sweda

Merritt M Martin, Jr

Jeffery L Rau

Douglas F Sweet

Dawn M Rohrbacker

Benno Guggenheimer

William G Mccollom

Systems and methods of sample processing and temperature control are disclosed. The invention may especially relate to temperature control, and may in some embodiments be methods of temperature control of an automated sample processing system and methods of automated sample processing. Specifically, the present invention provides temperature control in relation to sample processing systems and methods of processing samples, and in some embodiments provides temperature control in relation to sample carriers and processing materials such as reagents. Corresponding systems and devices are disclosed, including sample processing systems (), sample carrier temperature regulation systems (), reagent temperature regulation systems, sample processing control systems, and temperature regulation devices, among other embodiments. Scientific fields to which the present invention may have particular applicability include immunohistochemistry, hybridization, fluorescent in-situ hybridization, special staining, such as special staining of histological samples, microarray sample processing, and cytology, as well as potentially other chemical and biological applications.

Systems and methods of sample processing and temperature control

A method comprises automatically determining whether a network device is local or remote to a client access device. If the network device is local to the client access device, the method comprises using a first access protocol to access the network device. If the network device is remote to the client access device, the method comprises using a second access protocol to access the network device.

Automatic protocol switching

Systems and methods of sample processing and temperature control are disclosed. The invention may especially relate to temperature control, and may in some embodiments be methods of temperature control of an automated sample processing system and methods of automated sample processing. Specifically, the present invention provides temperature control in relation to sample processing systems and methods of processing samples, and in some embodiments provides temperature control in relation to sample carriers and processing materials such as reagents. Corresponding systems and devices are disclosed, including sample processing systems (), sample carrier temperature regulation systems (), reagent temperature regulation systems, sample processing control systems, and temperature regulation devices, among other embodiments. Scientific fields to which the present invention may have particular applicability include immunohistochemistry, in-situ hybridization, fluorescent in-situ hybridization, special staining, such as special staining of histological samples, microarray sample processing, and cytology, as well as potentially other chemical and biological applications.

The present invention concerns a method and apparatus for automatic processing a biological sample on a carrier, perhaps robotically, by applying predetermined amounts of reagents in a predetermined sequence according to a processing protocol, the processing including pre-treatment steps, under the control of an adaptive processing control system using a sample process parameter input that may be independent and an independent process parameter memory that does not interrupt process operation when being used, such that samples may be added or removed without interrupting the processing of other samples. Also included is an image capture function for sample and reagent identification and process monitoring, as well as temperature regulation and environmental control functions.

Method and apparatus for automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples

According to one embodiment, a system comprises a network attached storage (NAS) server not having a general-purpose user input device. The NAS server comprises local data storage and a plurality of automated media portals each operable for receiving a direct communicative coupling of a portable storage media and reading data from the received portable storage media for storage to the local data storage. According to another embodiment, a method comprises receiving a direct communicative coupling of a portable storage media to any of a plurality of different automated media portals of a NAS server, wherein the NAS server comprises local data storage and wherein the NAS server does not include a general-purpose user input device. The NAS server reads data from the received portable storage media, and the NAS server stores the data to the local data storage.

Network attached storage (NAS) server having a plurality of automated media portals

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Cheyenne, WY, United States of America

Michael J Barber