US 12,385,940 B2
Pipettor system
Michael Nichols, Brookline, MA (US); and Louis J. Guarracina, Newburyport, MA (US)
Assigned to HighRes Biosolutions, Inc., Beverly, MA (US)
Filed by HighRes Biosolutions, Inc., Beverly, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/609,613.
Application 18/609,613 is a continuation of application No. 18/165,150, filed on Feb. 6, 2023, granted, now 11,933,805.
Application 18/165,150 is a continuation of application No. 16/838,435, filed on Apr. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,573,244, issued on Feb. 7, 2023.
Application 16/838,435 is a continuation of application No. 16/653,537, filed on Oct. 15, 2019, granted, now 10,613,110, issued on Apr. 7, 2020.
Application 16/653,537 is a continuation of application No. 15/883,738, filed on Jan. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,444,251, issued on Oct. 15, 2019.
Application 15/883,738 is a continuation of application No. 15/454,122, filed on Mar. 9, 2017, granted, now 9,880,184, issued on Jan. 30, 2018.
Application 15/454,122 is a continuation of application No. 14/636,962, filed on Mar. 3, 2015, granted, now 9,623,405, issued on Apr. 18, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0219416 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01N 35/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 35/1072 (2013.01) [B01L 3/0227 (2013.01); B01L 3/0237 (2013.01); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01); G01N 35/10 (2013.01); G01N 35/1011 (2013.01); G01N 35/1065 (2013.01); G01N 2035/1076 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a pipetting chamber;
a set of pipettor cartridges docked in the pipetting chamber;
a carrier configured to transport in X, Y and Z directions each pipettor cartridge of the set of pipettor cartridges to a pipetting location within the pipetting chamber;
a tray dock movably mounted within the pipetting chamber, the tray dock including more than one tray dock sections each being separate and distinct from each other so as to provide different pipetting trays or other liquid trays at the pipetting location; and
a robotic arm connected to the pipetting chamber and the robotic arm is configured to move the different pipetting trays, and the other liquid trays, to and from the pipetting chamber, wherein the robotic arm is configured to operably communicate with a first at least one supply system to transfer the different pipetting trays and other liquid trays between the first at least one supply system and pipetting chamber.