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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2008
Patrick P. Fritchie, Southlake, TX (US);
Gregory E. Gardner, Grapevine, TX (US);
Richard W. Mahoney, Grapevine, TX (US);
Patrick P. Fritchie, Southlake, TX (US);
Gregory E. Gardner, Grapevine, TX (US);
Richard W. Mahoney, Grapevine, TX (US);
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A component of a laboratory automation system that integrates (a) separating a solid magnetic substrate from the liquid contents of a reaction vessel, (b) management of the thermal characteristics of the component of the laboratory automation system, (c) automated loading of multi-well plates and tip combs into the component of the laboratory automation system, (d) automated unloading of multi-well plates and tip combs from the component of the laboratory automation system, and (e) reading of radio frequency identification tags attached to multi-well plates.