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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2005
Brian L. Ganz, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Nicholas P. Pratte, San Marcos, CA (US);
Anthony L. Moore, Encinitas, CA (US);
Chinapong Songchan, La Mesa, CA (US);
Brian L. Ganz, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Nicholas P. Pratte, San Marcos, CA (US);
Anthony L. Moore, Encinitas, CA (US);
Chinapong Songchan, La Mesa, CA (US);
Let 's Go Robotics, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
An automated micro-well plate handling device for removing a micro-well plate from within a vertically stacked plurality of micro-well plates and transferring the removable micro-well plate to a receiving area. A vertical storage device for storing the vertically stacked plurality of micro-well plates creates a vertical clearance space between the vertically stacked micro-well plates. A shovel slides into the vertical clearance space underneath the micro-well plate that is being removed. The shovel then removes the micro-well plate from the vertical storage device and places the micro-well plate at a transfer station. A gripper then grabs the micro-well plate from the transfer station and transfers the micro-well plate to a receiving area. In a preferred embodiment, the automated micro-well plate handling device is controlled via a computer network.