PORTABLE CRYOGENIC WORKSTATION
First Claim
1. A portable cryogenic workstation comprising:
- a housing having an internal cavity configured to hold one or more samples;
a lid for sealing the internal cavity such that the portable cryogenic workstation is configured for transporting samples between about room temperature environments to about ultra-cold environments;
at least one automation interface disposed on one or more of the housing and lid and configured for engagement with automated handling equipment; and
a process data capture unit coupled to the housing and configured to capture process or ephemeral data corresponding to a predetermined processing characteristic(s) of at least one of the samples coincident with presence inside the portable cryogenic workstation.
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Abstract
A portable cryogenic workstation includes a housing having an internal cavity configured to hold one or more samples, a lid for sealing the internal cavity such that the portable cryogenic workstation is configured for transporting samples between about room temperature environments to about ultra-cold environments, at least one automation interface disposed on one or more of the housing and lid and configured for engagement with automated handling equipment, and a process data capture unit coupled to the housing and configured to capture process or ephemeral data corresponding to a predetermined processing characteristic(s) of at least one of the samples coincident with presence inside the portable cryogenic workstation.
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43 Claims
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1. A portable cryogenic workstation comprising:
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a housing having an internal cavity configured to hold one or more samples; a lid for sealing the internal cavity such that the portable cryogenic workstation is configured for transporting samples between about room temperature environments to about ultra-cold environments; at least one automation interface disposed on one or more of the housing and lid and configured for engagement with automated handling equipment; and a process data capture unit coupled to the housing and configured to capture process or ephemeral data corresponding to a predetermined processing characteristic(s) of at least one of the samples coincident with presence inside the portable cryogenic workstation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A portable cryogenic workstation comprising:
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a housing having an opening forming an interior cavity configured to hold one or more racks of cryogenic samples, a workstation interface and a lid interface disposed around a periphery of the opening; and a lid configured to close the opening and substantially seal the interior cavity, the lid having a housing interface configured to engage the lid interface so that the lid effects sealing of the interior cavity and to disengage the lid interface and unseal the interior cavity with a single axis movement of the lid relative to the housing; wherein the housing is configured to engage a closable input/output port of a workstation. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A cryogenic workstation comprising:
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a storage module having an ultra-cold storage vault configured to store racks of cryogenic samples; a loading module disposed external to the storage module and including a load port and a closeable opening, the closeable opening communicably connecting the loading module to the storage module where the cryogenic samples are transferred between the storage module and the loading module through the closeable opening, and the load port including a closeable input/output port; and a portable cryogenic workstation module configured to engage the closeable input/output port. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An automated material handling system for transporting portable cryogenic workstations comprising:
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a first cryogenic workstation location and a second cryogenic workstation location that is different than the first cryogenic workstation location; an automated transport configured to travel between the first and second cryogenic workstation locations, the automated transport having an effector for transporting at least one portable cryogenic workstation; and the at least one portable cryogenic workstation includes a housing configured to hold a cryogenic environment within an openable cavity of the housing through a removable closure, the housing including a first interface configured to engage the automated transport and a second interface configured to deterministically position the at least one portable cryogenic workstation at an interface station at one of the first and second cryogenic workstation locations; and an automated workpiece transport configured to automatically pick or place at least one workpiece within the at least one portable cryogenic workstation. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An automated material handling system comprising:
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a portable cryogenic workstation transport unit having an effector configured to engage and transport a portable cryogenic workstation, where the portable cryogenic workstation includes a housing forming an internal cavity and a lid configured to substantially seal the internal cavity; and an automated sample handling system configured to transport samples to and from the internal cavity, at least one of the automated sample handling system and the transport unit having a lid removal system configured to engage kinematic coupling features of the lid for deterministically locating the lid relative to the lid removal system. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A consumable media replenishment station comprising:
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a fill port configured to communicate a consumable media to an interior of a portable cryogenic workstation; and kinematic locating features configured to interface with the portable cryogenic workstation for deterministically locating the portable cryogenic workstation relative to the fill port. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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Specification