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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2006
Hansjoerg Werner Haas, Burlington, CA;
Trevor Gordon Jones, Ancaster, CA;
Daniel Curtis Mccrackin, Hamilton, CA;
Edgar Allison Outhouse, Toronto, CA;
Thomas Ian Hatherley, Oakville, CA;
Michael Paul Riff, Burlington, CA;
Gregory Earl Lowe, Mississauga, CA;
Richard Alexander Huber, St. Catherines, CA;
Jonathan David Wittchen, Burlington, CA;
Bradley Kenneth Klinck, Burlington, CA;
Michael Macalister Peck, Toronto, CA;
Susan Hertz, Burlington, CA;
Hansjoerg Werner Haas, Burlington, CA;
Trevor Gordon Jones, Ancaster, CA;
Roger Barry Hertz, Burlington, CA;
Daniel Curtis McCrackin, Hamilton, CA;
Edgar Allison Outhouse, Toronto, CA;
Thomas Ian Hatherley, Oakville, CA;
Michael Paul Riff, Burlington, CA;
Gregory Earl Lowe, Mississauga, CA;
Richard Alexander Huber, St. Catherines, CA;
Jonathan David Wittchen, Burlington, CA;
Bradley Kenneth Klinck, Burlington, CA;
Michael Macalister Peck, Toronto, CA;
Thermo CRS Ltd., Burlington, ON, CA;
Abstract
A reconfigurable automated system is provided. The system comprises a backbone including a plurality of docking ports, at least one module including a connector for releasably coupling the module to the backbone, and a motion unit, connected to the backbone, for providing an object to the module when the module is coupled to the backbone. The module connector and one of the docking ports form a connection interface, including a mechanical alignment device and an electrical connection, when the module is operationally coupled to the backbone.