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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2017
Sakura Finetek U.s.a., Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Xuan S. Bui, Torrance, CA (US);
Alyicia Marie Rios, Downey, CA (US);
Erico Von Bueren, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Sakura Finetek U.S.A., Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A microtome chuck including a mounting portion having a mating surface operable to removably attach the mounting portion to a sample sectioning device, and an electrical contact operable to electrically connect the mounting portion to a power source. The chuck further including a sample receiving portion coupled to the mounting portion, the sample receiving portion having a sample receiving surface dimensioned to receive a sample, a light source coupled to the sample receiving portion, the light source operable to emit a light from the sample receiving surface and through a sample positioned along the sample receiving surface, and circuitry electrically connecting the light source to the electrical contact of the mounting portion.