Patents
US 12098358 B2: Automated incubator with robotic transport
- Granted
- 2024-09-24
- Filed
- 2021-04-08 application 17225944
- Type
- Utility · 11 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A cell incubator system comprising a housing having an internal chamber having a controlled temperature and gas mixture therein appropriate for the growth of particular cells for incubation of the particular cells in one or more cell culture vessels in the internal chamber and a plurality of cell operation stations in the internal chamber. The stations receive plates having wells for holding cells and wherein the cell operations stations perform operations on cells in the wells. The system has a robotic transport for moving plates from one station to another.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240924.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrive Bioscience, Inc. 38 patents | US company or organization | Beverly, MA | THRIVE BIOSCIENCE, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state Thrive Bioscience, Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Blanchard | Topsfield, MA | 31 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C12M | Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology; apparatus for culturing microorganisms for producing biomass, for growing cells or for obtaining fermentation or metabolic products, i.e. bioreactors or fermenters | C12M41/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N15/1433 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BLANCHARD, ALAN signed 2022-03-24 | THRIVE BIOSCIENCE, INC. WAKEFIELD, MA | 59397/670 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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