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1. 发明公开

EP4032714A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SAMPLE TRANSFER COMPRISING A PRINTING MODULE 有权
公开(公告)号：EP4032714A1
公开(公告)日：2022-07-27
申请号：EP22162667.4
申请日：2015-10-21
申请人： Gen-Probe Incorporated
发明人： SILBERT, Rolf , ROSATI, Robert , BUSE, David , TAMMER, Olev , MERTEN, Matthias
IPC分类号： B41J3/407 , B41J2/32 , G01N35/00 , G01N35/10
摘要： There is disclosed a system for processing a sample comprising: a sample transfer apparatus configured to remove an amount of sample material from a first container and dispense at least a portion of the removed sample material in a second container; a code reading device configured to read a first machine-readable graphic code on a surface of the first container, the first machine-readable graphic code having encoded therein information relating to the sample material contained in the first container; a controller configured to generate a second machine-readable graphic code having encoded therein information relating to the information encoded in the first machine-readable graphic code; and a printing module configured and controlled to print the second machine-readable graphic code on a curved surface of the second container, the printing module comprising: (A) an expandable printing mechanism including a print head and configured and controlled to be selectively: (1) expanded to an open configuration for enabling the second container to be received within or removed from the printing module; and (2) contracted to a printing configuration placing the curved surface of the second container in an operative printing position with respect to the print head and maintaining the curved surface in the operative printing position with respect to the print head during relative movement of the curved surface with respect to the print head; and (B) a moving assembly configured and controlled to: (1) grasp the received second container and effect relative movement between the curved surface of the second container and the print head when the expandable printing mechanism is in the printing configuration; and (2) release the article when the expandable printing mechanism is in the open configuration, thereby allowing the article to be removed from the printing module.

2. 发明公开

EP4328592A2 LABORATORY AUTOMATED INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS 审中-实审
公开(公告)号：EP4328592A2
公开(公告)日：2024-02-28
申请号：EP23218659.3
申请日：2017-02-16
申请人： Gen-Probe Incorporated
发明人： WALKER, George T. , MERTEN, Matthias , LAIR, Gary D.
IPC分类号： G01N35/04
摘要： A laboratory automated system can include a host conveyor assembly configured to transport a plurality of carriers and receptacles coupled thereto between at least a sample processing instrument and at least one assay instrument. The system includes an intermediate conveyor assembly configured to transport a plurality of carriers and receptacles coupled thereto from within sample processing instrument to the host conveyor assembly. The system also includes an intermediate conveyor assembly for each assay instrument configured to transport a plurality of carriers from host conveyor assembly to a respective processing position within the assay instrument. The intermediate conveyor assembly coupled to the assay instrument can include a buffer conveyor subassembly configured to receive carriers from the host conveyor assembly, and a spur conveyor assembly configured to transport a carrier to the processing position of the assay instrument.

3. 发明公开

EP3209501A2 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING ON AN OBJECT HAVING A CURVED SURFACE 有权
标题翻译：用于在具有曲面的物体上打印的方法和设备
公开(公告)号：EP3209501A2
公开(公告)日：2017-08-30
申请号：EP15794682.3
申请日：2015-10-21
申请人： Gen-Probe Incorporated
发明人： SILBERT, Rolf , ROSATI, Robert , BUSE, David , TAMMER, Olev , MERTEN, Matthias
IPC分类号： B41J3/407 , B41J2/32
CPC分类号： B41J29/38 , B41J2/32 , B41J3/4073 , B41J3/4075 , G01N35/00732 , G01N2035/00861 , G01N2035/1032
摘要： A printing module configured to print a label on a curved surface of an article includes an expandable printing mechanism configured to be expanded to an open configuration for receiving the article or contracted to a closed configuration placing the curved surface in an operative position with respect to a print head and an article moving assembly configured to grasp and hold the article and effect relative movement between the curved surface and the print head. The printing mechanism includes contact elements, such as rollers, that contact or otherwise engage the article when the printing mechanism is in the closed configuration and maintain the curved surface in the operative position with respect to the print head during relative movement between the curved surface and the print head.
摘要翻译：被配置为在物品的弯曲表面上打印标签的打印模块包括可扩展打印机构，该可扩展打印机构被配置为扩展到用于接收物品的打开配置或者收缩到关闭配置以将弯曲表面相对于物品放置在操作位置打印头和物品移动组件，所述物品移动组件被配置为抓住并保持所述物品并实现所述弯曲表面和所述打印头之间的相对移动。印刷机构包括接触元件，例如辊子，当印刷机构处于闭合构型时，该接触元件接触或以其他方式接合物品，并且在弯曲表面和弯曲表面之间的相对运动期间将弯曲表面保持在相对于印刷头的操作位置打印头。

4. 发明公开

EP4328592A3 LABORATORY AUTOMATED INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS 审中-实审
公开(公告)号：EP4328592A3
公开(公告)日：2024-06-19
申请号：EP23218659.3
申请日：2017-02-16
申请人： Gen-Probe Incorporated
发明人： WALKER, George T. , MERTEN, Matthias , LAIR, Gary D.
IPC分类号： G01N35/04 , G01N35/00
CPC分类号： G01N35/04 , G01N2035/0078220130101 , G01N2035/040620130101 , G01N2035/046220130101 , G01N2035/046720130101 , B65G47/46
摘要： A laboratory automated system can include a host conveyor assembly configured to transport a plurality of carriers and receptacles coupled thereto between at least a sample processing instrument and at least one assay instrument. The system includes an intermediate conveyor assembly configured to transport a plurality of carriers and receptacles coupled thereto from within sample processing instrument to the host conveyor assembly. The system also includes an intermediate conveyor assembly for each assay instrument configured to transport a plurality of carriers from host conveyor assembly to a respective processing position within the assay instrument. The intermediate conveyor assembly coupled to the assay instrument can include a buffer conveyor subassembly configured to receive carriers from the host conveyor assembly, and a spur conveyor assembly configured to transport a carrier to the processing position of the assay instrument.

5. 发明公开

EP4056380A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING ON AN OBJECT HAVING A CURVED SURFACE 有权
公开(公告)号：EP4056380A1
公开(公告)日：2022-09-14
申请号：EP22162673.2
申请日：2015-10-21
申请人： Gen-Probe Incorporated
发明人： SILBERT, Rolf , ROSATI, Robert , BUSE, David , TAMMER, Olev , MERTEN, Matthias
IPC分类号： B41J3/407 , B41J2/32 , G01N35/10 , B01L3/00 , B41J11/00 , B41J11/46 , G01N35/00
摘要： There is disclosed a method for controlling a printing process by which a print head prints an image onto predetermined printable area of a label, the method comprising: (a) effecting relative movement between a timing mark sensor and the label; (b) during step (a), detecting a position of a timing mark with the timing mark sensor; (c) after step (b), effecting relative movement between the print head and the label to position the print head at an image position at a specified distance from the position of the timing mark detected in step (b); (d) activating the print head; (e) during step (d) effecting relative movement between the print head and the label for a specified image distance to print the image onto the printable area; and (f) printing a timing mark modifier that is detectable by the timing mark sensor onto the label to indicate that the label has been printed on.

6. 发明公开

EP4043225A1 METHOD FOR PRINTING ON A LABEL ON A OBJECT HAVING A CURVED SURFACE USING A TIMING MARK 有权转让
公开(公告)号：EP4043225A1
公开(公告)日：2022-08-17
申请号：EP22162676.5
申请日：2015-10-21
申请人： Gen-Probe Incorporated
发明人： SILBERT, Rolf , ROSATI, Robert , BUSE, David , TAMMER, Olev , MERTEN, Matthias
IPC分类号： B41J3/407 , B41J2/32 , B41J11/00 , B41J11/46 , G01N35/00 , G01N35/10
摘要： There is disclosed a method for controlling a printing process by which a print head prints an image onto predetermined printable area of a label, the method comprising: (a) effecting relative movement between a timing mark sensor and the label; (b) during step (a), detecting a position of a timing mark with the timing mark sensor, wherein the timing mark sensor is configured to detect reflectivity of a surface passing before the timing mark sensor, and wherein detecting the position of the timing mark comprises detecting the reflectivity of portions of the label passing by the timing mark sensor, the reflectivity of the timing mark being different from the reflectivity of portions of the label surrounding the timing mark; (c) after step (b), effecting relative movement between the print head and the label to position the print head at an image position at a specified distance from the position of the timing mark detected in step (b); (d) activating the print head; and (e) during step (d) effecting relative movement between the print head and the label for a specified image distance to print the image onto the printable area.

7. 发明公开

EP3417298A2 LABORATORY AUTOMATED INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS 有权
公开(公告)号：EP3417298A2
公开(公告)日：2018-12-26
申请号：EP17708624.6
申请日：2017-02-16
申请人： Gen-Probe Incorporated
发明人： WALKER, George T. , MERTEN, Matthias , LAIR, Gary D.
IPC分类号： G01N35/04
CPC分类号： G01N35/1011 , C12Q1/6806 , G01N35/00732 , G01N35/00871 , G01N35/04 , G01N35/1065 , G01N2035/00742 , G01N2035/00782 , G01N2035/00801 , G01N2035/0406 , G01N2035/0462 , G01N2035/0467 , G01N2035/047 , G01N2035/0472
摘要： A laboratory automated system can include a host conveyor assembly configured to transport a plurality of carriers and receptacles coupled thereto between at least a sample processing instrument and at least one assay instrument. The system includes an intermediate conveyor assembly configured to transport a plurality of carriers and receptacles coupled thereto from within sample processing instrument to the host conveyor assembly. The system also includes an intermediate conveyor assembly for each assay instrument configured to transport a plurality of carriers from host conveyor assembly to a respective processing position within the assay instrument. The intermediate conveyor assembly coupled to the assay instrument can include a buffer conveyor subassembly configured to receive carriers from the host conveyor assembly, and a spur conveyor assembly configured to transport a carrier to the processing position of the assay instrument.

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