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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2017
Rotaprep, Inc., Tustin, CA (US);
Horacio Kido, Lake Forest, CA (US);
ROTAPREP, INC., Tustin, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are devices, apparatuses, and methods for grinding of samples. A method includes securing a sample vial in a holder attached to a connecting linkage, the sample vial having a grinding media in the sample vial. The method includes rotating a crank that is operatively coupled to a proximal end of the connecting linkage at a proximal pivot point so that the proximal pivot point undergoes rotational motion. The method includes restricting a distal pivot point of the connecting linkage to a linear path, the distal pivot point near a distal end of the connecting linkage. A result being that the sample vial undergoes a combination of rotational and linear motion.