ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,519, issued on June 30, was assigned to ELEMENTAL SCIENTIFIC INC. (Omaha, Neb.).
"Autosampler system with dual rotational axis uncapping" was invented by Matthew R. Anderson (Omaha, Neb.), Jeremiah Meints (Elkhorn, Neb.) and Tyler Yost (Omaha, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for automated cap removal with an autosampler system are described. In an aspect, an autosampler system includes, but is not limited to, a sample rack; a sample vessel stabilizer configured to transition the sample rack between a load/unload state and a lock state; an uncapper supported by a first z-axis support; and a sample probe support...