Patents
US 12697620 B2: Thermo-cycler for robotic liquid handling system
- Granted
- 2026-08-04
- Filed
- 2020-12-18 application 17787418
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A reaction vessel comprises a lower chamber with a first volume, and an upper chamber with a second volume greater than the first volume. A thermocycling system for heating the reaction vessel includes a lower heating zone to heat the lower chamber, an upper heating zone to heat the upper chamber, and a lid heater to heat an opening of the upper chamber. A method comprises loading a sample into a lower chamber of a reaction vessel, thermocycling the lower chamber using a lower heating zone of the thermo cycler, combining an additive into the sample to produce a combination filling the lower chamber and at least partially filling an upper chamber of the reaction vessel, and incubating the upper and lower chambers using the lower heating zone and an upper heating zone. The lower and upper chambers can have different wall thicknesses to facilitate heat transfer.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 (ipgb20260804.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckman Coulter, Inc. 400 patents | US company or organization | Brea, CA | BECKMAN COULTER INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew S. Davis | Indianapolis, IN | 22 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 | |
| Kristina K. Lu | Indianapolis, IN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 | ||
| Rachel Ellen Moschell | Carmel, IN | 3 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 | |
| Peter Robert Nei | Brownsburg, IN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 | ||
| Mark F. Sauerburger | Zionsville, IN | 7 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 | |
| Zachary M. Smith | Avon, IN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 | ||
| John S. Snider | Brownsburg, IN | 4 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 | |
| Jason L. Springston | Carmel, IN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B01L | Chemical or physical laboratory apparatus for general use | B01L7/54 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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