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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2016
Charm Sciences, Inc., Lawrence, MA (US);
Richard T Skiffington, North Reading, MA (US);
Robert S Salter, Reading, MA (US);
Robert J Markovsky, Brentwood, NH (US);
Stanley E Charm, Boston, MA (US);
Paul E Graham, Dracut, MA (US);
Byron A. Roberts, Ashland, MA (US);
Charm Sciences, Inc., Lawrence, MA (US);
Abstract
Reader and plate methods, operations, and systems for observing a biological sample are shown and described. In one embodiment, a reader device includes selecting a plate type between at least two plate type selections on a user interface. One embodiment includes aligning a peel plate within a tray holder nest to define a semi-fixed processing position. One embodiment includes transporting a peel plate from a loading position into a focal alignment with an imaging device for monitoring biological growth, when present.