Back to results
US 2024/0200015 A1Published application
Movable Effector Assembly, Assembly, System, and Methods
OwnerGregory W. Sitton, Daniel Crichton +2inventors
InventorsGregory W. Sitton, Daniel Crichton, Adrian M. Woodward, Simon A Shakespeare
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A moveable effector assembly designed for, among other things, moving culture devices, uncovering and replacing covers from culture devices. Culture device processing systems comprising such moveable effector assemblies. Methods of using such moveable effector assemblies and culture device processing systems.
Claims27
A culture device processing system, comprising:
- a first input location for retaining at least one culture device,
- a first channel comprising at least a first position for receiving a culture device and retaining a received cultured device,
- a movable effector assembly in communication with the channel, the movable effector assembly comprising one or more effector arms,
- the one or more effector arms comprising a first effector arm having a first attachment member for removably coupling the first effector arm to the at least one culture device, and
- wherein the first effector arm is for:
- moving the at least one culture device from the first input location to the first position of the first channel, and
- uncovering a growth area of the at least one culture device.
4 more elements
(canceled)
10-11. (canceled)
13-29. (canceled)
A method of operating an effector assembly, comprising:
- causing at least one effector arm of a movable effector assembly to place a culture device onto a first area of a channel;
- causing a first segment of the at least one effector arm to uncover a cover of the culture device to expose a growth area of the culture device;
- adding an inoculant to the growth area of the culture device;
- causing the at least one effector arm to replace the cover over the growth area;
- causing the at least one effector arm to move the culture device to an output location.
2 more elements
(canceled)
41-44. (canceled)
(canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.