Patents Assigned to Picoscript Ltd., L.L.P.
  • Automated biological plate spreader
    Publication number: 20060211080
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a robotic apparatus and method for automating the spreading of a biologic sample on a plate, wherein the robot includes at least one effector arm to hold and shake the plate and a pipetting arm to deliver the sample to the plate. The present invention also includes the spreading of the biologic sample being assisted by at least one bead being rolled on the interior bottom surface of the plate and then removed from the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Picoscript Ltd., L.L.P.
    Inventors: James Frost, Alfred Lasher, Steven Widen