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Apparatus and methods for handling tubes or vials

US9199755B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Inventors

Joseph Cohen · Brussels, BE
Jonathan David Dambman · San Diego, US
Jeffrey L. Martin · San Lorenzo, US
Thomas Herbert Gilman · Del Mar, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 9, 2013
Grant date	Dec 1, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 8, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2035/0405
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus and methods are disclosed for handling a plurality of tubes or vials, and for applying and removing caps to and from tubes or vials, which may be disposed in a rack. The apparatus and methods are well adapted for automated capping and de-capping using generic or off-the-shelf tubes, vials, and caps, such as are commonly used for laboratory samples and reagents.

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