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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Beckman Coulter, Inc., Brea, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Beckman Coulter, Inc., Brea, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/71 (2006.01); B65G 47/82 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01); B65G 47/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/71 (2013.01); B65G 47/82 (2013.01); G01N 35/00732 (2013.01); G01N 35/04 (2013.01); B65G 47/90 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0283 (2013.01); B65G 2203/04 (2013.01); G01N 2035/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed aspects relate to a conveyance system and method for conveying a plurality of object carriers. The conveyance system comprises at least one first conveyor lane section, and at least, two second conveyor lane sections. The conveyance system further comprises a rotatable diverting element for diverting an object carrier of the plurality of object carriers between the at least one first conveyor lane section and one of the at least two second conveyor lane sections of the conveyance system.