Robot mounted barcode reader

a barcode reader and robot technology, applied in the field of molecular biology, can solve the problems of inefficient operation, increased cost, and slow method of tracking and manipulating sample carriers such as microtitre plates or other items to perform various protocols, and achieves the effect of improving the efficiency of operation and reducing the cost of operation

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-10-17
VELOCITY11
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This operation is inefficient in that it requires transport time for the robotic arm movements to and from the barcode reading station.
Thus, despite years of effort, the method of tracking and manipulating sample carriers such as microtitre plates or other items to perform various protocols continues to be slower and more expensive than would be desired.

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[0027] Illustrative embodiments of the invention are described below. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will of course be appreciated that in the development of any such actual embodiment, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developers' specific goals, such as compliance with system-related and business-related constraints, that will vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it will be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure.

[0028] In one embodiment the invention relates to an apparatus and a method to increase the throughput of manipulating microtitre plates when performing various protocols. The invention increases throughput by eliminating the step of presenting each sample carrier to a separate b...

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Abstract

A robotic arm-mounted laser barcode reader is provided. The robotic arm-mounted laser barcode reader may be used in the field of sample analysis to in increase the rate with which sample carriers such as microtitre plates may be interfaced with an automated system. The robotic arm-mounted laser barcode reader can read a bar code label affixed to a sample carrier immediately when the robotic arm grabs and manipulates a sample carrier, eliminating the step of presenting the sample carrier to a separate bar code reader to ensure proper tracking and/or inventorying of the sample carrier. The robotic arm-mounted laser barcode reader may also be used in other automated apparatuses that require tracking and/or inventorying.

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[0001] This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. `09 / 496,100 filed Feb. 1, 2002, by JoeBen Bevirt and Gabriel Noah Brinton, entitled "ROBOT MOUNTED BARCODE READER," incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.[0002] This invention relates to an apparatus and method for identifying objects in automated platform.DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART[0003] In the field of molecular biology, the process of sequencing nucleic acids has become significant as more and more diseases are linked to genetic abnormalities. The process of identifying genes and their corresponding proteins for potential therapeutic applications is well known.[0004] Other types of molecular biology procedures are also important for therapeutic and research purposes including DNA restriction mapping, DNA probe generation, replication, DNA sample processing, and cycle sequencing. Generally, these procedures involve a substantial number of steps including, without limitation, automated liquid handling,...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B01L3/00B25J19/02G01N35/00G01N35/02
CPCB01L3/545B25J19/022G01N2035/00752G01N35/028G01N35/0099
Inventor BEVIRT, JOEBENBRINTON, GABRIEL NOAH
Owner VELOCITY11
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