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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2011
Frank Hunt, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Julian Warhurst, Ashland, MA (US);
Bruce Zandi, Lexington, MA (US);
Robert Cloutier, Lancaster, MA (US);
Frank Hunt, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Julian Warhurst, Ashland, MA (US);
Bruce Zandi, Lexington, MA (US);
Robert Cloutier, Lancaster, MA (US);
Hamilton Storage Technologies, Inc., Franklin, MA (US);
Abstract
A storage cassette including a plurality of generally vertical compartments for storing sample tube racks and/or SBS formatted plates is constructed to be flexible along its substantially vertical axis thereby facilitating reliable robotic placement and retrieval of the cassette from nesting tubes located within a horizontal freezer compartment. Insulated walls and solid shelves minimize heat transfer from storage racks or plates placed in the storage cassette when the cassette is removed from an ultra-low temperature or cryogenic freezer. The outer walls of the cassette includes mechanical indexing locations to ensure appropriate positioning when robotically removing storage racks or plates from the cassette.