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Patent No.:

US 8967691 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 16, 2013

Chute arrangement with strip-off feature

Applicant:

Beckman Coulter, Inc., Brea, CA (US);

Inventors:

Martin Mueller, Schliersee-Neuhaus, DE;

Lukas Bearden, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Assignee:

Beckman Coulter, Inc., Brea, CA (US);

Attorney:

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Primary Examiner:

Saul Rodriguez

Assistant Examiner:

Gabriela Puig

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 1/42 (2006.01); B25J 15/10 (2006.01); B65G 11/02 (2006.01); A61B 19/02 (2006.01); G01F 23/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/04 (2006.01); B65B 69/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/296 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01S 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/103 (2013.01); B65G 11/023 (2013.01); A61B 19/0287 (2013.01); G01F 23/0061 (2013.01); B25J 15/0475 (2013.01); B65B 69/00 (2013.01); G01F 23/2962 (2013.01); G01N 35/00732 (2013.01); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01); G01S 15/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for a chute arrangement comprising an element for objects, such as, test tubes, caps, etc. released by a gripper unit such that the released objects may be collected in a container. The element may comprise a plurality of slots for a plurality of gripper fingers in the gripper unit to pass through. The element may be configured to restrain the object as the plurality of gripper fingers release the object.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Mueller, Martin. (2015). Chute arrangement with strip-off feature (U.S. Patent No. 8967691). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8967691

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