Patents by Inventor Christopher William Bates

Christopher William Bates 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).

  • Modular transport plane and laboratory distribution system
    Patent number: 11754578
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modular transport plane with a plurality of transport module units, each transport module unit comprising an actuator assembly with a back iron, and with an infrastructure system arranged below the transport module units and supporting the transport module units on a floor, characterized in that the transport module units are floatingly connected to the infrastructure system to allow a relative horizontal movement between the transport module units and the infrastructure system, wherein neighboring transport module units are connected via the back irons for a horizontal force transmission between neighboring transport module units in response to a relative horizontal movement between neighboring transport module units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher William Bates, Thomas Martin
  • MODULAR TRANSPORT PLANE AND LABORATORY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220196692
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modular transport plane with a plurality of transport module units, each transport module unit comprising an actuator assembly with a back iron, and with an infrastructure system arranged below the transport module units and supporting the transport module units on a floor, characterized in that the transport module units are floatingly connected to the infrastructure system to allow a relative horizontal movement between the transport module units and the infrastructure system, wherein neighboring transport module units are connected via the back irons for a horizontal force transmission between neighboring transport module units in response to a relative horizontal movement between neighboring transport module units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher William Bates, Thomas Martin
  • LABORATORY SAMPLE CONTAINER CARRIER CLEANING APPARATUS AND LABORATORY SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210364540
    Abstract: A laboratory sample container carrier cleaning apparatus is provided comprising a revolving device, being adapted to move a sample container carrier supplied to the revolving device along a circular path, and a cleaning device, being adapted to clean the sample container carrier being moved along the circular path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher William Bates