AUTOMATED APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR ROUTING SAMPLES TO SELECTABLE TEST STATIONS

This invention relates to an automated apparatus for subjecting samples (9) to one or more selected test procedures (45) at one or more test stations (27, 28). A conveyor system (1) transports uniquely labeled containers (8), said line (1) having at least two lanes (2, 3) for routing said containers...

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Main Authors VAN DYKE, BINGHAM H., JR, CONSTABLE, KEVIN N, SAGONA, PETER JOSEPH, O'BRYAN, DAVID P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 13.07.1999
Edition6
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
CONVEYING
COUNTING
DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
STORING
SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
TESTING
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:This invention relates to an automated apparatus for subjecting samples (9) to one or more selected test procedures (45) at one or more test stations (27, 28). A conveyor system (1) transports uniquely labeled containers (8), said line (1) having at least two lanes (2, 3) for routing said containers (8) to one or more selectable test stations (27, 28). At least one of said lanes (2, 3) being a transport lane and the other being a queue lane. A container interface device (37) reads the labels (12) on the containers (8) and routes them as instructed by the information encoded on the labels (12).
Bibliography:Application Number: CA19962196613