Patents
US 12461117 B2: Sample receiving system
- Granted
- 2025-11-04
- Filed
- 2022-05-13 application 17744103
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed are high-throughput vessel receiving systems and methods of receiving sample vessels, such as samples stored in test tubes. A system for receiving a plurality of individual vessels that each contains a sample, and systems and apparatus for guiding, reorienting, collecting, and transporting a plurality of articles, including vessels, are disclosed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251104.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings 128 patents | US company or organization | Burlington, NC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Edward Wilson | Avon, CT | 49 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jay Krajewski | Windsor, CT | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kevin Meyer | Simsbury, CT | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N35/0092 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B01L | Chemical or physical laboratory apparatus for general use | B01L9/06 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MEYER, KEVIN signed 2020-06-23 KRAJEWSKI, JAY signed 2020-06-25 WILSON, DAVID signed 2020-08-05 | LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS BURLINGTON, NC | 71890/662 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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