Lab Automation Data Sharing System and Methods
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12596131B2 to Gen-Probe Incorporated on April 7, 2026, covering a method for sharing system information data between networked diagnostic instruments used for performing assays. The patent contains 7 claims and was originally filed December 1, 2020, under application number 17781249.
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USPTO issued patent US12596131B2 for a system and method enabling data sharing across a network of two or more diagnostic instruments performing assays. The invention allows instruments to send system information metadata packets and respond to requests for system information data packets, facilitating communication between diagnostic devices in a laboratory automation network.
For medical device manufacturers developing networked diagnostic instruments, this patent establishes intellectual property rights that may affect product development strategies. Healthcare providers using Gen-Probe or similar diagnostic systems may encounter licensing considerations. The patent holder now holds exclusive rights to practice the claimed methods in the United States for the patent's term.
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System and methods for lab automation data sharing
Grant US12596131B2 Kind: B2 Apr 07, 2026
Assignee
Gen-Probe Incorporated
Inventors
John Lanpheer
Abstract
A method for sharing system information data in a network of two or more diagnostic instruments for performing assays is provided. The system information data includes operating information for the diagnostic instruments in the network. The method includes: sending a system information metadata packet to at least a first diagnostic instrument in the network, wherein the system information metadata packet, is associated with system information data on a second diagnostic instrument in the network and comprises one or more attributes of a system information data packet containing the associated system information data; receiving a request from the first diagnostic instrument to send the system information data packet, and in response to the request from the first diagnostic instrument to send the system information data packet, sending the system information data packet containing the associated system information data to the first diagnostic instrument.
CPC Classifications
G16H 10/40 G01N 35/00663 G01N 35/00623 G01N 35/00871 G01N 35/00722 G01N 2035/00881
Filing Date
2020-12-01
Application No.
17781249
Claims
7
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