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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:
Sep. 03, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steven L Goodman, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
83167 ; 83171 ; 839155 ;
Abstract
A boat for use with microtomes eliminates the needs for adhesives and provides reusability by use of an elastomeric gasket compressed between contacting surfaces of the knife and boat. The compression is provided by a clamping action of components of the boat for ultramicrotome applications or in the case of histological knives, where the knife base is much broader, by means of a separate leaf spring encircling the unobstructed lower edge of the knife.