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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ryan German, Riverdale, NJ (US);
Benjamin S. Pollack, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/02 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/021 (2013.01); B65G 43/08 (2013.01); G01N 35/0095 (2013.01); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01); G01N 35/00871 (2013.01); G01N 35/04 (2013.01); G01N 35/1011 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00326 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00881 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0406 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0462 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0494 (2013.01); Y10T 436/113332 (2015.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems allow characterization of sample vessels and carriers in an automation system to determine any physical deviation from nominal positions. In response, an offset can be calculated and applied when positioning a carrier relative to a station, such as a testing or processing stations (or vice-versa). This may allow for precise operation of an instrument with a sample vessel on an automation track, while compensating for deviation in manufacturing and other tolerances.