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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Device for storing and handling petri dishes, storage device and storage slot for laboratory objects
Cosmas G. Malin, Mauren, LI;
Cosmas G. Malin, Mauren, LI;
Liconic AG, Mauren, LI;
Abstract
A device for storing and handling Petri dishes having a base with a base wall arranged on a circumference of the base, and a lid. The device includes a storage device structured and arranged for storing the Petri dishes in an upside-down orientation so that respective lids are oriented below their respective bases, an inspection device structured and arranged for automatic inspection of the Petri dishes without their respective lids, and a transfer device structured and arranged for transferring the Petri dishes between the storage device and the inspection device. The transfer device includes a gripper, with which a respective Petri dish without the lid can be grasped laterally on the base wall.