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Consumable hardware coding system

US9696327B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Renato Belz · Rothenburg, CH
Christian Thalmann · Speyer, DE
Urs Knecht · Rapperswil, CH
Veronika Schaerer · Ebikon, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 9, 2010
Grant date	Jul 4, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 10, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2035/0427
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An analytical system is disclosed which recognizes different types of consumables with an identical footprint based on a unique surface geometry of each consumable. The analytical system includes stackers into which the consumables can be loaded either automatically or by the user. The stacker for one specific type of consumable recognizes the type of consumable based on its unique surface geometry.

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