Patents by Inventor Sophia Bruntsch

Sophia Bruntsch 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).

  • Method of operating a laboratory sample distribution system, laboratory sample distribution system and laboratory automation system
    Patent number: 11092613
    Abstract: A method of operating a laboratory sample distribution system is presented. The laboratory sample distribution system comprises a number of sample container carriers. The sample container carriers are adapted to carry one or more sample containers. The sample containers comprise samples to be analyzed by a number of laboratory stations. The laboratory sample distribution system also comprises a transport plane. The transport plane is adapted to support the sample container carriers. The method comprises allocating an area of the transport plane as a buffer area. The buffer area is adapted to store a variable number of sample container carriers. The method also comprises controlling the buffer area using a puzzle-based control scheme or using an aisle-based control scheme as a function of a storage density of the buffer area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammadreza Mahmudimanesh, Sophia Bruntsch, Soraya Garcia Bustos, Walter Ebner, Shubin Ren, Mohsin Reza, Daniel Diez Diaz-Calonge
  • METHOD OF OPERATING A LABORATORY SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, LABORATORY SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND LABORATORY AUTOMATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180067141
    Abstract: A method of operating a laboratory sample distribution system is presented. The laboratory sample distribution system comprises a number of sample container carriers. The sample container carriers are adapted to carry one or more sample containers. The sample containers comprise samples to be analyzed by a number of laboratory stations. The laboratory sample distribution system also comprises a transport plane. The transport plane is adapted to support the sample container carriers. The method comprises allocating an area of the transport plane as a buffer area. The buffer area is adapted to store a variable number of sample container carriers. The method also comprises controlling the buffer area using a puzzle-based control scheme or using an aisle-based control scheme as a function of a storage density of the buffer area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammadreza Mahmudimanesh, Sophia Bruntsch, Soraya Garcia Bustos, Walter Ebner, Shubin Ren, Mohsin Reza, Daniel Diez Diaz-Calonge