Interrogation device and/or system having alignment feature(s) for wireless transponder tagged specimen containers and/or carriers
US12099890B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/10336
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An interrogation device and/or system includes a body and an antenna, the body has an aperture or elongated receiver with an opening and an internal perimeter or inner wall sized and/or shaped to receive a portion of a container therein, either with or without a cap of the container. The container may, for example, be used to store biological specimens a cryogenic temperatures. One or more alignment features of the body align wireless transponders (e.g., RFID transponders) of tagged specimen containers and/or carriers with the antenna to enhance interrogation. Alignment may be along a longitudinal or Z-axis, and/or alignment in an XY plane, perpendicular to the Z-axis. Shielding may reduce or even eliminate cross-talk with neighboring wireless tagged specimen containers and/or carriers.
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