Patents by Inventor Lydia Stettler

Lydia Stettler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Laboratory system for handling sample tube racks, an alignment element for sample tube racks and a rack tray receiver assembly
    Patent number: 8580195
    Abstract: A laboratory system for handling sample tube racks, an alignment element for sample tube racks and a rack tray receiver assembly are disclosed. The laboratory system to handle laboratory sample tube racks comprises a robotic arm (220) with a gripper (222) for gripping primary racks (PR), wherein the primary racks (PR) to be handled comprise a first end surface (76) and a second end surface (78), the first end surface (76) having a first surface geometry and the second end surface (78) having a second surface geometry, and wherein the gripper (222) comprises a first gripping arm (226) and a second gripping arm (228), with the first gripping arm (226) having a gripping surface being complementary to the first surface geometry, and the second gripping arm (228) having a gripping surface being complementary to the second surface geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Rolf Frey, Fritz Goedl, Bruno Koch, Joachim Lackner, Beat Widmer, Lydia Stettler
  • Laboratory system for handling sample tube racks, an alignment element for sample tube racks and a rack tray receiver assembly
    Publication number: 20100028203
    Abstract: A laboratory system for handling sample tube racks, an alignment element for sample tube racks and a rack tray receiver assembly are disclosed. The laboratory system to handle laboratory sample tube racks comprises a robotic arm (220) with a gripper (222) for gripping primary racks (PR), wherein the primary racks (PR) to be handled comprise a first end surface (76) and a second end surface (78), the first end surface (76) having a first surface geometry and the second end surface (78) having a second surface geometry, and wherein the gripper (222) comprises a first gripping arm (226) and a second gripping arm (228), with the first gripping arm (226) having a gripping surface being complementary to the first surface geometry, and the second gripping arm (228) having a gripping surface being complementary to the second surface geometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Rolf Frey, Fritz Goedl, Bruno Koch, Joachim Lackner, Ueli Stettler, Beat Widmer, Lydia Stettler