LICONIC AG Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160084564 | LOW-TEMPERATURE STORAGE DEVICE WITH ROTATING LOCK CHAMBER - The storage device comprises a storage chamber for storing objects at e.g. −80° C., a transfer chamber for intermediate object storage at e.g. −20° C. and a transport device arranged between them. The transport device comprises a pivotal and vertically displaceable carriage and is arranged in a rotatable lock chamber. | 03-24-2016 |
20160082440 | LOW-TEMPERATURE STORAGE DEVICE WITH CASSETTE HANDLER - The storage device is adapted to store a plurality of objects, such as sample tube holders, at low temperatures, e.g. at −80° C. It comprises a storage chamber with a plurality of storage cassettes arranged in its bottom section. A cassette lift in its top section can be used to lift individual storage cassettes up and to move them to an access opening, where the contents of the storage cassette can be accessed. | 03-24-2016 |
20150344835 | INCUBATOR WITH CONTROLLED ILLUMINATION - The incubator has a climate-controlled chamber with a plurality of containers located therein. Each container can receive a sample plate and is adapted with light sources for exposing the samples to light. The incubator further comprises a handling device for transferring sample plates between the containers and a transfer location positioned outside an automatic door. A cooling unit is provided for carrying off excess heat from the light sources. | 12-03-2015 |
20140190977 | STORAGE CASSETTE FOR LABORATORY OBJECTS - A storage system ( | 07-10-2014 |
20120251275 | DEVICE FOR STORING AND HANDLING PETRI DISHES, STORAGE DEVICE AND STORAGE SLOT FOR LABORATORY OBJECTS - A device for storing and handling Petri dishes having a base with a base wall arranged on a circumference of the base, and a lid. The device includes a storage device structured and arranged for storing the Petri dishes in an upside-down orientation so that respective lids are oriented below their respective bases, an inspection device structured and arranged for automatic inspection of the Petri dishes without their respective lids, and a transfer device structured and arranged for transferring the Petri dishes between the storage device and the inspection device. The transfer device includes a gripper, with which a respective Petri dish without the lid can be grasped laterally on the base wall. | 10-04-2012 |
20120134898 | STORAGE SYSTEM FOR STORING LABORATORY OBJECTS AT LOW TEMPERATURES - The storage arrangement has a chamber. Several Dewar flasks are arranged in the chamber and above them a picking device. The picking device has at least one cassette lift, with which storage cassettes can be removed from above from the Dewar flasks. This arrangement is suitable for storing laboratory objects at very low temperatures. | 05-31-2012 |
20120134897 | STORAGE CASSETTE FOR LABORATORY OBJECTS - A storage arrangement ( | 05-31-2012 |
20110085409 | STORAGE DEVICE FOR LABORATORY SAMPLES HAVING STORAGE RACKS AND A SHAKER - The invention provides a storage device with storage racks and a shaker where the undesired horizontal oscillations of the upper ends of the storage racks are small. In a first embodiment a vertical shaking motion is generated. In a second embodiment, a moving counterweight assembly is provided that counteracts the oscillations. | 04-14-2011 |
20100183408 | LOW-TEMPERATURE AUTOMATED STORAGE FOR LABORATORY SAMPLES WITH AUTOMATED ACCESS - The storage comprises, from the bottom to the top, a low temperature storage zone, for storing the samples, a handling zone, housing at least part of an automatic transport device, and an access zone, where the user can enter for maintenance. A separating wall consisting of removable panels insulates the access zone, for the rooms below it. A peripheral housing, contains a peripheral chamber for temporarily storing the samples at slightly higher temperatures. A liquid nitrogen container, is used to feed dry gas to the storage zone and to maintain it under slight overpressure for preventing the entry of moisture. | 07-22-2010 |
20090245986 | CLIMATE CONTROLLED CABINET WITH MOVABLE CARRIER - A climate-controlled cabinet that includes a climate-controlled chamber for receiving a storage system, a carrier arranged in said chamber, and at least one storage tower arranged in said chamber and mounted to the carrier. The storage tower includes a plurality of locations for objects to be stored. A transport device is included for automatically transporting objects between the storage tower and an external system, and a shaker for automatically shaking the carrier. | 10-01-2009 |
20090175763 | DEVICE FOR HANDLING LABORATORY SAMPLES - A device for handling of laboratory samples includes at least one gripper movable from above over a sample. The gripper includes multiple fingers arranged around an axis, an elastic finger mount, and an actuator mechanism structured and arranged to move the fingers to selectively grip or release the sample. The multiple fingers are elastically held by the elastic finger mount in a radially displaceable manner. | 07-09-2009 |
20080256227 | METHOD AND PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING LABORATORY EQUIPMENT - Method, apparatus and product for controlling an automated storage system for laboratory objects. The storage system includes a plurality of storage locations for receiving the laboratory objects. The method includes defining users having access to the storage system and storing the users in a database, defining partitions, with each partition comprising at least part of the storage locations, and storing the partitions in the database, and storing properties for each of the partitions in the database. | 10-16-2008 |
20080231152 | AUTOMATED SUBSTANCE STORAGE - A climatic cabinet and storage cabinet that includes an upper zone, a lower zone, storage positions for storing objects in one of the upper and lower zone, and at least one temperature control unit structured and arranged to maintain a temperature in the one of the upper and lower zone different from the other of the upper and lower zone. The cabinet further includes a lock, a horizontal transport mechanism arranged at least in part in the other of the upper and lower zone to move the objects to and from the lock in a direction having a horizontal component, and a vertical transport mechanism structured and arranged to move the objects between the lower zone and the upper zone. | 09-25-2008 |