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Specimen transport system

US7578383B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 24, 2007
Grant dateAug 25, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01L9/06
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A specimen transport system for transporting a specimen, includes, a preceding section, a succeeding section located apart from the preceding section, a conveyor-type rack transport mechanism attached to the preceding section and/or the succeeding section and configured to transport a rack capable of holding a plurality of specimen containers which contain the specimen, and a car configured to travel between the preceding section and the succeeding section and provided with a conveyor-type rack transport mechanism configured to transport the rack capable of holding a plurality of specimen containers which contain the specimen.

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