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(11) EP 4 770 833 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
08.07.2026 Bulletin 2026/28

(21) Application number: 24860663.4

(22) Date of filing: 22.07.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B25J 9/16(2006.01)
G06V 10/82(2022.01)
G05B 19/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
B25J 9/1612; B25J 9/1697; G05B 2219/39484
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2024/038940
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/048995 (06.03.2025 Gazette 2025/10)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 28.08.2023 US 202363579292 P

(71) Applicant: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Tarrytown, NY 10591 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • PRASAD, Rayal
    Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (US)
  • CHANG, Yao-Jen
    Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (US)
  • KAPOOR, Ankur
    Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (US)
  • SHENOY, Nikhil
    Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (US)
  • POLLACK, Benjamin S.
    Tarrytown, NY 10591 (US)

(74) Representative: Platen, Denise 
Dr. Müller Patentanwälte Mühlstraße 9A
65597 Hünfelden
65597 Hünfelden (DE)

   


(54) SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRASPING CONTAINERS IN DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY SYSTEMS