Patents by Inventor Beat Thöny

Beat Thöny 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).

  • Automated bit exchange method and apparatus for laboratory sample tube capping and decapping machines
    Patent number: 9796574
    Abstract: A laboratory capper, decapper or combination capper/decapper includes a deck containing with a nest designed to hold an SBS-formatted tube storage rack, and a bit exchange magazine assembly containing one or more sets of adapter bits. The adapter bits are mounted on and unloaded from motor driven fittings, and are exchanged in order to cap or decap laboratory sample tubes or vials that have different head configurations. The bit exchange magazine assembly enables the bit to be exchanged robotically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Hamilton Storage Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Frey, Beat Thöny, Beat Zahner, Petra Tappe
  • Automated Bit Exchange for Laboratory Sample Tube Capping and Decapping Machines
    Publication number: 20170113909
    Abstract: A laboratory capper, decapper or combination capper/decapper includes a deck containing with a nest designed to hold an SBS-formatted tube storage rack, and a bit exchange magazine assembly containing one or more sets of adapter bits. The adapter bits are mounted on and unloaded from motor driven fittings, and are exchanged in order to cap or decap laboratory sample tubes or vials that have different head configurations. The bit exchange magazine assembly enables the bit to be exchanged robotically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Hamilton Storage Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Frey, Beat Thöny, Beat Zahner, Petra Tappe