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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:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and laboratory system for handling sample tube racks are disclosed. The laboratory system includes a storage section () with a plurality of shelves () for storing a plurality of storage racks (SR), a disposal unit () for disposing sample tubes from the storage racks (SR), a robotic transfer system () for loading storage racks (SR) into the storage section (), for retrieving storage racks (SR) from the storing section () and for bringing storage rack to the disposal unit () after a given storage time has elapsed.