Patent ID: 9671798
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: G05B,G05D,Y02P

Claim:
1. A method for operating a customizable biopharmaceutical manufacturing system, the method comprising: connecting a first module comprising a first module interior and a first on-board environmental control system with a second module comprising a second module interior and a second on-board environmental control system, wherein the first module interior segregates a first environment of the first module interior from an ambient environment outside of the first module and the second module interior segregates a second environment within the second module interior from the ambient environment outside of the second module; employing the first environmental control system to maintain the first environment, wherein the first on-board environmental control system comprises a first air handling system for providing a first module supply air to the first environment and a second air handling system for handling an exhaust air from the first environment; employing the second environmental control system to maintain the second environment, wherein the second on-board environmental control system comprises a third air handling system for providing a second module supply air to the second environment and a fourth air handling system for handling exhaust air from the second environment; performing a first specific task with a first component disposed within the first module interior, the first specific task chosen from a biological and a pharmaceutical manufacturing process, and a combination thereof, with the proviso that the first specific task is not that of controlling the first environment within the first module interior; performing a second specific task with a second component disposed within the second module interior, the second specific task chosen from a biological and a pharmaceutical manufacturing process, and a combination thereof, with the proviso that the second specific task is not that of controlling a second environment within the second module interior, wherein at least one of the first component and the second component comprises a product contact surface that is disposable or single use; employing a central controller to perform information collection for the operation of the system; wherein connecting the first module with the second module comprises connecting the first module interior with the second module interior; and wherein the second module is positioned downstream of the first module, and wherein the pressure of the second module interior is at a higher pressure than the pressure of the first module interior to provide a flow of air from a cleaner environment to a dirtier environment.