Patent ID: 8851871

Claim:
An automated loading system for a high-temperature, high-pressure (HTHP) press, the system comprising: a first assembly comprising: a support member; a trolley displaceable relative to the support member; a positioning mechanism coupled with the trolley, the positioning mechanism including a base member configured to carry a reaction cell on a portion thereof, the base member also being configured to directly engage a first portion of the HTHP press when the trolley is in a first position relative to the support member; a second assembly comprising: a bracket; a body portion displaceable relative to the bracket; an alignment guide configured to engage a second portion of the HTHP press when the body portion is in a first position relative to the bracket; a first positioning guide configured to cooperate with the positioning mechanism of the first assembly to position a reaction cell carried by the base member of the positioning mechanism at a desired location relative to a defined component of a HTHP press.