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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1997
Burleigh M Hutchins, Upton, MA (US);
Tye B Fowler, Bellingham, MA (US);
David R Friswell, Upton, MA (US);
Paul A Kearsley, Hopedale, MA (US);
Bruce A Swanson, Mansfield, MA (US);
Eugene T Tetreault, Sutton, MA (US);
Jack Elands, Oberhaslach, FR;
Zymark Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A processing system for processing a plurality of products, the system including a plurality of interchangeable units arranged to receive the products and each having a work station for effecting a specific operation, and a canopy covering said work station, the units being interconnected to form an enclosed chamber encompassing the work stations and covered by the interconnected canopies; an environmental control system for controlling environmental conditions within the chamber; and a transport system for transporting the products within the chamber and between the work stations.