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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:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Rarecyte, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Steve Quarre, Seattle, WA (US);
David Stewart, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
RareCyte, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/34 (2006.01); G02B 21/26 (2006.01); G02B 21/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/34 (2013.01); G02B 21/24 (2013.01); G02B 21/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure is directed to an apparatus for securely holding a substrate, such as a microscope slide. A holder includes a frame including at least three walls, such as a base, a first arm, and a second arm. Each wall includes a platform or a portion of a platform to support the substrate. The first arm includes at least one securing block and a second arm opposite the first arm includes a secure bar with a securing block. The securing blocks include a ramp to guide the substrate off of the platforms and a stopper to set a maximum lift distance and to constrain the substrate.