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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Renato Baumann, Steinhausen, CH;
Marcel Kaeppeli, Merenschwand, CH;
Markus Rinderknecht, Adligenswil, CH;
Johann Florian Wassermann, Horgen, CH;
Inventors:
Renato Baumann, Steinhausen, CH;
Marcel Kaeppeli, Merenschwand, CH;
Markus Rinderknecht, Adligenswil, CH;
Johann Florian Wassermann, Horgen, CH;
Assignee:
ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/04 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00089 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00306 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0425 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0498 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for continuous loading of consumables into an analyzer comprising a stacker unit which can be uncoupled from the transport system for transporting the consumables from the stacker to the analytical modules and within and/or between the analytical modules.