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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2012
Daniel West, Campbell, CA (US);
David Knorr, San Leandro, CA (US);
James E. Young, La Honda, CA (US);
Kimberly Subrahmanyan, Los Altos, CA (US);
Nicholas Fleming, San Francisco, CA (US);
Randy K. Roushall, Redwood City, CA (US);
Daniel West, Campbell, CA (US);
David Knorr, San Leandro, CA (US);
James E. Young, La Honda, CA (US);
Kimberly Subrahmanyan, Los Altos, CA (US);
Nicholas Fleming, San Francisco, CA (US);
Randy K. Roushall, Redwood City, CA (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Loveland, CO (US);
Abstract
An automated liquid handling system is disclosed. A system includes a first pipetting group, which includes at least one pipettor, movably arranged on a first arm; and a second pipetting group, which includes at least one pipettor, movably arranged on a second arm, wherein the first arm and the second arm are movably arranged on at least one track such that the first arm and the second arm can independently move along the at least one track while keeping the first arm parallel with the second arm, wherein the at least one pipettor of the first pipetting group is arranged on a side of the first arm facing the second pipetting group, wherein the at least one pipettor of the second pipetting group is arranged on a side of the second arm facing the first pipetting group.