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Automated cryogenic storage and retrieval system

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SG11202009243SA
SG11202009243SA SG11202009243SA SG11202009243SA SG11202009243SA SG 11202009243S A SG11202009243S A SG 11202009243SA SG 11202009243S A SG11202009243S A SG 11202009243SA SG 11202009243S A SG11202009243S A SG 11202009243SA SG 11202009243S A SG11202009243S A SG 11202009243SA
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Prior art keywords
retrieval system
cryogenic storage
automated cryogenic
automated
storage
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SG11202009243SA
Inventor
Lingchen Sun
Bruce Zandi
Frank Hunt
Aaron Plaisted
Tiffany Holmes
Matthew Albert
Fang Cui
Yuri Rubenchik
Daniel Lamothe
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Brooks Automation Inc
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    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • A01NPRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
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    • A01NPRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
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    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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