Chromatography systems and system components
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1. A chromatography system comprising:
- a machine readable tag reader being constructed to enable movement of a tag reader component along different axes relative to a machine readable tag, said machine readable tag reader being operatively adapted to;
(a) read existing tag data from a machine readable tag;
(b) write new data onto the machine readable tag; and
(c) move relative to the machine readable tag;
a chromatography cartridge comprising an outer cartridge surface and a machine readable tag along said outer cartridge surface; and
a fraction collector tray comprising an outer tray surface and a machine readable tag along said outer tray surface.
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Abstract
Chromatography systems and components suitable for use in chromatography systems are disclosed. Methods of making chromatography systems and components suitable for use in chromatography systems and methods of using chromatography systems and components suitable for use in chromatography systems are also disclosed.
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1. A chromatography system comprising:
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a machine readable tag reader being constructed to enable movement of a tag reader component along different axes relative to a machine readable tag, said machine readable tag reader being operatively adapted to;
(a) read existing tag data from a machine readable tag;
(b) write new data onto the machine readable tag; and
(c) move relative to the machine readable tag;a chromatography cartridge comprising an outer cartridge surface and a machine readable tag along said outer cartridge surface; and a fraction collector tray comprising an outer tray surface and a machine readable tag along said outer tray surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A chromatography system comprising:
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a machine readable tag reader being constructed to enable movement of a tag reader component along different axes relative to a machine readable tag, said machine readable tag reader comprising;
(a) a reader having a first end and a second end, said first end being connectable to an object within the chromatography system, and said second end being operatively adapted to move relative to the object when said first end is connected to the object; and
(b) a tag reader component attached to said second end, wherein said tag reader component is operatively adapted to (i) move relative to said second end, (ii) read existing tag data from a machine readable tag, and (iii) write new data onto the machine readable tag;one or more chromatography cartridges; and a machine readable tag on each chromatography cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A fraction collection system of a chromatography system, said fraction collection system comprising:
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(a) a fraction collector tray bay; (b) one or more sensors positioned along one or more bay wall surfaces of said fraction collector tray bay, said one or more sensors being operatively adapted to detect one or more fraction collector trays positioned within said fraction collector tray bay; and (c) one or more stationary machine readable tag readers positioned along said one or more bay wall surfaces of said fraction collector tray bay, each of said one or more stationary machine readable tag readers being operatively adapted to read existing tag data from a machine readable tag on a surface of a fraction collector tray. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A chromatography system comprising:
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a mobile machine readable tag reader, said mobile machine readable tag reader being operatively adapted to (i) write new data onto a machine readable tag, and (ii) move relative to the machine readable tag; at least one chromatography cartridge comprising (i) an outer cartridge surface, (ii) a machine readable tag positioned along said outer cartridge surface, and (iii) solid phase material within said chromatography cartridge; a fraction collector tray bay (i) comprising one or more bay wall surfaces, and (ii) sized to house two or more fraction collector trays; and one or more stationary machine readable tag readers positioned along said one or more bay wall surfaces of said fraction collector tray bay, each of said one or more stationary machine readable tag readers being operatively adapted to read existing tag data from a machine readable tag on a surface of a given fraction collector tray. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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