Installation for treating substances, and a corresponding workstation and support for substance receptacles
US6725117B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/10
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This installation comprises:for each receptacle of substance to be treated, radio-wave transmitter means for supplying information identifying the substance contained in the receptacle;for each workstation for implementing a treatment operation on the substances, radio-wave receiver means for supply information identifying the workstation; andfor each receptacle support, both radio-wave receiver means for receiving information transmitted by the transmitter means of the receptacles and of the workstations, and at least one forwarding device for forwarding information received by the receiver means to a data storage unit. The installation is applicable to processing biological samples or materials.
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