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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Mikroscan Technologies Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Ross Gray, San Diego, CA (US);
James Clail Crowe, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mikroscan Technologies, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/00 (2006.01); B01L 9/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/34 (2006.01); G02B 21/26 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 9/52 (2013.01); G01N 35/00029 (2013.01); G02B 21/26 (2013.01); G02B 21/34 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0822 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00039 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00138 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a system for handling slides. The system includes a carrier having a linear engagement feature and a notch, a cartridge having a compartment configured to accept the carrier, and a cartridge positioning system with a platform configured to accept the cartridge and an actuator. The actuator has a rotary engagement feature configured to engage the linear engagement feature and a tab configured to interact with the notch when the carrier is accepted into the compartment and the cartridge is accepted onto the platform.