Automated cryogenic storage system
US11414268B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2400/38
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An automated cryogenic storage system includes a freezer and an automation system to provide automated transfer of samples to and from the freezer. The freezer includes a bearing and a drive shaft though the freezer, the drive shaft being coupled to a rack carrier inside the freezer and adapted to be coupled to a motor. The automation module includes a rack puller that is automatically positioned above an access port of the freezer. The rack puller engages with a sample rack within the freezer, and elevates the rack into an insulating sleeve external to the freezer. From the insulating sleeve, samples can be added to and removed from the sample rack before it is returned to the freezer.
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