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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
May. 23, 2019
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Jay S. Davey, Redwood City, CA (US);
Matthew Jonathan Myers, Oakland, CA (US);
William Serber, Oakland, CA (US);
Aneesh Khullar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christopher James Bremner, Emeryville, CA (US);
David J. Mcloughlin, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
GINKGO BIOWORKS, INC., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are apparatuses, systems, and methods for processing materials, including biological or chemical materials. A manufacturing module may include a work station configured to perform a process involving equipment capable of use with biological or chemical material, a first transportation segment that is configured to connect and disconnect with a second transportation segment such that when connected, a carrier of the biological or chemical material can be transported from the first transportation segment to the second transportation segment, a pick and place robot configured to move an element between the first transportation segment and the work station; and a movement mechanism configured to allow the work station, the first transportation segment, and the pick and place robot to be moved as a single unit. A system may include a plurality of manufacturing modules that are reconfigurable to a plurality of configurations.