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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 06, 2017
Applicant:

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Aaron Michael Ewoniuk, Tucson, AZ (US);

Charles Nathan Hassen, Tucson, AZ (US);

Michael Mensah, Tucson, AZ (US);

Logan Rivas, Tucson, AZ (US);

DuWayne Dennis Snyder, Eloy, AZ (US);

Kenneth Eugene Stumpe, Tucson, AZ (US);

Michael Thompson, Tucson, AZ (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/34 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/34 (2013.01); G01N 35/00029 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00138 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00168 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1132 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1944 (2015.01);
Abstract

An apparatus and method for selecting and dispensing coverglasses over specimens on slides for the purpose of viewing specimens through a microscope. The selecting device contains suctioning mechanisms for picking up a coverglass from a stack of coverglasses. It also contains the ability to shape the coverglass to assist in separating and laying down of the coverglasses with a reduction in the creation of bubbles in the fluid.


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