Lbt Innovations Limited

Labtech Systems Limited

Autobio Diagnostics Co., Ltd.

Michael John Tomlinson

Graeme John Cross

Chong Kean Ooi

Leon Raj

Stephen Lewis Leckenby

Colin William Potter

Phillip James Duncan

Rajiv Gupta

Ryan Andrew Annear

Kenneth Andrew Nicoll

Daniel Patrick Torpy

Wayne Richard Cheetham

Michael Craig Lovett

A method for locating the surface of a solid growth culture medium in a plate in a plate work position, the plate work position including a sensor and having a datum level fixed in one dimension (z), the method including:

Method and apparatus for locating the surface of solid growth culture media in a plate

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:

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

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; and a 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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Ringwood East, Australia

Michael John Tomlinson