Global Patent Index - EP 4168809 A1

EP 4168809 A1 20230426 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCANNING OBJECT CARRIERS USING AT LEAST TWO OBJECT CARRIER SCANNERS

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCANNING OBJECT CARRIERS USING AT LEAST TWO OBJECT CARRIER SCANNERS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM SCANNEN VON OBJEKTTRÄGERN UNTER VERWENDUNG MINDESTENS ZWEIER OBJEKTTRÄGERSCANNER

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE BALAYAGE DE SUPPORTS D'OBJETS À L'AIDE D'AU MOINS DEUX SCANNERS DE SUPPORTS D'OBJETS

Publication

EP 4168809 A1 20230426 (DE)

Application

EP 21736966 A 20210615

Priority

  • DE 102020116138 A 20200618
  • DE 2021100510 W 20210615

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021254564A1] The invention relates to a method for scanning object carriers using at least two object carrier scanners, comprising the steps a) loading a feed unit for object carriers with a plurality of object carriers, each of which is part of one of a plurality of sample series, b) transferring one object carrier from the feed unit to every object carrier scanner not loaded with an object carrier, c) carrying out a scanning process for each loaded object carrier scanner, d) transferring each scanned object carrier from the object carrier scanner to a buffer, e) providing a data set for every scanning process for analysis, f) transferring all object carriers of a sample series from the buffer to a final position.

IPC 8 full level

G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01N 35/00029 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 21/26 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 21/34 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2035/00128 (2013.01 - US); G01N 2035/00138 (2013.01 - EP); G02B 2207/123 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2021254564A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102020116138 A1 20211223; CN 115917328 A 20230404; EP 4168809 A1 20230426; JP 2023530014 A 20230712; US 2023221342 A1 20230713; WO 2021254564 A1 20211223

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102020116138 A 20200618; CN 202180047282 A 20210615; DE 2021100510 W 20210615; EP 21736966 A 20210615; JP 2022578591 A 20210615; US 202118009368 A 20210615