Automated, refrigerated specimen inventory management system
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Mar 31, 2015
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Nov 8, 2012
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Nov 23, 2010
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Nov 24, 2009
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Abstract
An automated, refrigerated specimen management system (ARSIMS) to hold sealed and/or opened sample/specimen tubes and/or containers that can be in the pre-analytical, in-process, or post-analytical phase of processing. The ARSIMS ensures that each sample/specimen tube, whether it is sealed, capped, closed or open, can be stored at an ideal storage temperature according to the particular phase of processing and as appropriate for the combination of sample/specimen type and analyte(s) to be tested.
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- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC | 511 BENEDICT AVE TARRYTOWN NY 10591 |
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- 2010 Application Filing Year
- B01L Class
- 470 Applications Filed
- 374 Patents Issued To-Date
- 79.58 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Bononno, Elizabeth | Long Valley, US | 1 | 22 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 22 | |||
Edwards, Mark | Armonk, US | 49 | 891 |
# of filed Patents : 49 Total Citations : 891 | |||
Gelbman, Alexander | Florham Park, US | 59 | 3234 |
# of filed Patents : 59 Total Citations : 3234 | |||
Malyarov, Ilya | Livingston, US | 9 | 186 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 186 | |||
Pollack, Benjamin | Budd Lake, US | 17 | 348 |
# of filed Patents : 17 Total Citations : 348 | |||
Rosmarin, Matthew | Flushing, US | 2 | 37 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 37 |
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- 2 Citation Count
- B01L Class
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