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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2020
Sakura Finetek U.s.a., Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Amit D. Shah, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Scott Webster, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Cristina R. Flores, Downey, CA (US);
Chen Yu Cheng, Hsinchu City, TW;
Chia Hsien Lin, Kaohsiung City, TW;
Chih Shun Chuang, Hsinchu City, TW;
Nicholas John Booker, Box Hill, AU;
Andrew Douglas Watkins, Fairfield, AU;
Rebecca Jean Bartel, Mont Albert North, AU;
Chester John Henderson, Preston, AU;
Erico Von Bueren, Lomita, CA (US);
Hwai-Jyh Michael Yang, Cerritos, CA (US);
SAKURA FINETEK U.S.A., INC., Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A processor assembly including: an exposure station operable to expose a sample on a slide; a print station operable to apply a reagent to the exposed sample through a thermal inkjet process; and a robotic transfer mechanism to transfer the slide from the exposure station to the print station. Also, a reagent cartridge including: a body defining a container having a volume therein; a nonmetallic bag in the container operable to contain a reagent; and a printhead at a base of the body, the printhead coupled to an outlet of the bag. Further, a method including exposing a sample on a slide in a processor assembly; robotically transferring the slide to a printing station of the processor assembly; and applying a reagent to the exposed sample at the printing station by a thermal inkjet printing process.