{
  "patent_number": "US 12734521",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "Robot Systems for Automated Cell Processing with Cartridges",
  "original_title": "Apparatus and method for control of cell processing system",
  "summary": "This patent describes an automated system where a robot moves specialized cartridges containing cells between several different instruments, each performing specific cell processing steps.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent outlines a system designed to automate the handling of cells for various processing operations. It includes multiple instruments, each set up to perform specific tasks on a cell-containing cartridge. A robot then moves these cartridges from one instrument to another. For example, a robot might pick up a cartridge from an instrument that washes cells, then move it to another instrument that sorts cells, and finally to a third instrument that prepares them for storage, all without human intervention.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover cell processing systems that use only a single instrument, as it specifies a 'plurality of instruments'.",
    "Does not cover systems where cell-containing cartridges are moved manually between instruments, requiring a 'robot capable of moving the cartridge'.",
    "Does not cover processing cells directly in bulk containers or multi-well plates without the use of a 'cartridge'.",
    "Does not cover systems where instruments are permanently fixed in a single, unchangeable sequence, as the instruments are 'each independently configured'."
  ],
  "filed": "2025-08-08",
  "granted": "2026-09-15",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": null,
  "holder_url": null,
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "biotech",
    "robotics",
    "automation",
    "pharmaceutical",
    "life_sciences"
  ],
  "abstract": "Disclosed herein are cell processing systems, devices, and methods thereof. A system for cell processing may comprise a plurality of instruments each independently configured to perform one or more cell processing operations upon a cartridge, and a robot capable of moving the cartridge between each of the plurality of instruments.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12734521/apparatus-and-method-for-control-of-cell-processing-system",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12734521/apparatus-and-method-for-control-of-cell-processing-system/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12734521",
  "relatedPatents": []
}