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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2014
Advanced Animal Diagnostics, Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Rick Sink, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jasper N. Pollard, Durham, NC (US);
Demetris Young, Durham, NC (US);
Jorge Carlos Correa, Raleigh, NC (US);
David Newcomb, Morrisville, NC (US);
Stefano Bresolin, Garner, NC (US);
Tobias M. Heineck, Durham, NC (US);
David A. Calderwood, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
ADVANCED ANIMAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC., Morrisville, NC (US);
Abstract
A microscope assembly for use in an automated microscope apparatus has a support frame; a cartridge magazine actuator assembly connected to the support frame; a subframe; a plurality of vibration isolators connecting the support frame to the subframe; an XYZ drive connected to the subframe; and an optical stage connected to the subframe. In some embodiments the assembly further includes a cartridge gripper connected to said XYZ drive. In some embodiments, the cartridge magazine actuator assembly includes an input element, an output element, and a transfer assembly interconnecting the input element and the output element, with the transfer assembly configured to linearly advance the output element upon linear depression of the input element.