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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2003
Applicants:
Roger B. Hertz, Burlington, CA;
Daniel C. Mccrackin, Hamilton, CA;
Inventors:
Roger B. Hertz, Burlington, CA;
Daniel C. McCrackin, Hamilton, CA;
Assignee:
Thermo CRS Ltd., Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 13/02 (2006.01); B65G 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A conveyor system for moving articles, such as microtiter plates, includes an endless belt with dividing ribs spaced to accommodate and position the plates to be moved. The belt is driven by a reversible servo motor. The system comprises removable workstations associated with the belt.