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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 17, 2020
Applicant:

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Donald Michael Barnett, Tucson, AZ (US);

Delroy Eccleston Clarke, Marana, AZ (US);

Joseph Leporini, Oro Valley, AZ (US);

Benjamin David Randall, Tucson, AZ (US);

William Eric Raves, Tucson, AZ (US);

Robert Bennett Singer, Tucson, AZ (US);

Duwayne Dennis Snyder, Eloy, AZ (US);

Michael James Thompson, Tucson, AZ (US);

Matthew Annin Thurman, Tucson, AZ (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/00 (2006.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/31 (2006.01); G01N 1/30 (2006.01); G01N 1/44 (2006.01); B01L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/00029 (2013.01); G01N 1/30 (2013.01); G01N 1/312 (2013.01); G01N 1/44 (2013.01); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01); B01L 7/00 (2013.01); B01L 9/52 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00039 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00138 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00386 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus that enable drying and curing a plurality of specimens carried by a plurality of microscope slides. Slide carriers are positioned at a first position while the slide carrier holds the microscope slides. Each of the specimens can be carried by one of the microscope slides. The slide carrier can be robotically moved to move the slide carrier into a circulation loop defined by a heater apparatus. The specimens and/or microscope slides can be convectively heated while the slide carrier is located in the circulation loop.


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