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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Michal Malinowski, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Assignee:
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/10 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01); H01F 7/02 (2006.01); G01B 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/1081 (2013.01); G01N 35/04 (2013.01); H01F 7/0205 (2013.01); G01B 7/003 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00425 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0406 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0422 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0477 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0491 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0493 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laboratory sample distribution system is presented. The system comprises a number of sample container carriers, a transport plane, a number of electro-magnetic actuators, a number of position sensors and a position determination unit. The position sensors and the position determination unit enable improved sample container carrier position detection on the transport plane. A laboratory automation system comprising such a laboratory sample distribution system is also presented.