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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
May. 20, 2013
Applicants:
Benjamin Samuel Pollack, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Colin Mellars, Dover, NJ (US);
Baris Yagci, Whippany, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Samuel Pollack, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Colin Mellars, Dover, NJ (US);
Baris Yagci, Whippany, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/00 (2006.01); B65G 43/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/00 (2013.01); G01N 35/0092 (2013.01); G01N 35/0095 (2013.01); G01N 35/04 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0094 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0462 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0472 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for managing queues of sample carriers in a bidirectional track allow queues to behave as linear FIFO queues while providing random access to samples by resorting samples in the queue. One or more storage positions to allow sample carriers to be selectively removed and reinserted into the queue, allowing the order of sample carriers to be resorted.