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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Leica Biosystems Imaging, Inc., Vista, CA (US);
Inventor:
Nicholas Newberg, San Marcos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Leica Biosystems Imaging, Inc., Vista, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/02 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); F16P 3/14 (2006.01); B01L 9/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/025 (2013.01); B01L 3/5085 (2013.01); B01L 9/523 (2013.01); F16P 3/144 (2013.01); G01N 35/00029 (2013.01); B01L 2200/085 (2013.01); B01L 2200/143 (2013.01); B01L 2300/02 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0627 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0822 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0841 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00089 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00138 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0441 (2013.01);
Abstract
A digital slide scanning apparatus includes a safety light curtain that operates to disable the motor that rotates the carousel when the presence of an object (e.g., the fingers of an operator) is detected within a predetermined area of the carousel. The light curtain also operates to disable the motor that rotates the carousel when an improperly positioned glass slide or slide rack is detected. The digital slide scanning apparatus also includes a multi-color status indicator for each rack slot that indicates the rack slot location of an improperly positioned glass slide or slide rack.