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US 11,906,494 B1Granted
Automated coupon lifting device
AssigneeCenter for Pharmaceutical Cleaning Innovation Corp
InventorsAndrew Walsh, Isaac Downey
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Abstract
A device for moving a coupon comprising a coupon retainer for retaining a coupon on which a target solution is to be tested, a coupon manipulator for engaging the coupon retained in the coupon retainer with the target solution, and a first controller for controlling a movement of the coupon manipulator.
Claims12
A device for moving a plurality of coupons comprising:
- a plurality of coupon retainers, each for retaining a corresponding coupon on which a corresponding target solution is to be tested;
- a plurality of coupon manipulators each configured for engaging and disengaging the coupon retained in a corresponding coupon retainer with the corresponding target solution;
- a first controller for controlling a movement of at least one of the plurality of coupon manipulators,
- a plurality of temperature sensors, each for detecting a temperature associated with a corresponding target solution;
- a plurality of heaters, each heater associated with a corresponding target solution, and
- a temperature controller for independently controlling each of the plurality of heaters such that a first of the plurality of heaters maintains a first of the target solutions at a first temperature and a second of the plurality of heaters maintains a second of the target solutions at a second temperature different than the first temperature,
- wherein the first controller independently controls the movement of each of the coupon manipulators and thereby controls a time at which each coupon manipulator engages or disengages the corresponding coupon with the corresponding target solution.
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A system for moving a plurality of coupons relative to target solutions, the system comprising:
- a coupon moving device comprising:
- a plurality of coupon retainers, each for retaining a corresponding coupon on which a target solution is to be tested;
- a plurality of controllable coupon manipulators, each for engaging a corresponding coupon with a corresponding target solution by way of the corresponding coupon retainer;
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- a first controller for controlling movements of the coupon manipulators, thereby causing at least one of the coupon manipulators to engage and disengage a corresponding coupon with the corresponding target solution;
- and
- a stirrer comprising:
- a plurality of independently controllable stirrers, each for stirring a corresponding target solution;
- and
- a second controller for controlling the independently controllable stirrers, and
- a user terminal for controlling both the first and second controllers,
- wherein each of the coupon manipulators corresponds to one of the independently controllable stirrers, and
- wherein the first controller independently controls the movement of each of the coupon manipulators and thereby controls a time at which each coupon manipulator engages or disengages the corresponding coupon with the corresponding target solution.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.