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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Gen-probe Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rolf Silbert, Del Mar, CA (US);
HongRan Peng, San Diego, CA (US);
David Aaron Buse, San Diego, CA (US);
David H. Combs, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/90 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01L 9/06 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/04 (2013.01); B01L 3/5453 (2013.01); B01L 9/06 (2013.01); B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 47/902 (2013.01); G01N 35/00584 (2013.01); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01); G01N 35/1079 (2013.01); B01L 2300/021 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0235 (2013.01); B65G 2203/044 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00752 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0406 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0494 (2013.01); G01N 2035/103 (2013.01);
Abstract
A receptacle delivery system includes a carriage configured to move from a first to a second location of an instrument. The carriage may be configured to removably support a receptacle and may include a receptacle clamping mechanism. The receptacle mechanism may be configured to apply a clamping force to the receptacle as the carriage moves from the first to the second location and release the clamping force as the carriage moves from the second to the first location.