System for transporting containers between different stations and a container carrier

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9394121
APP PUB NO 20130034410A1
SERIAL NO

13649224

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A system for transporting containers between different stations is presented. The containers are accommodated in container carriers. The system comprises a control unit for controlling the transport of the container carriers, a transport area divided into subareas and on which the container carriers can be movably arranged, and a drive. The drive is activated by the control unit and each subarea is assigned a respective drive. Each drive applies a drive force to an associated container carrier.

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  • ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Heise, Michael Marbach, DE 19 635
Teodorescu, George Waiblingen, DE 3 97

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