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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Bacchi, Ross, CA (US);
Paul S. Filipski, Greenbrae, CA (US);
Assignee:
Newport Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 5/02 ;
Abstract
One or more mounting registration points provide alignment between a FIMS system and a specimen handling system that delivers a specimen retrieved from a specimen transport box. The specimen handling system includes one or more mounting points, each cooperating with an alignment fixture to immovably secure the specimen handling system to the FIMS system at a corresponding mounting registration point. This mounting technique provides automatic alignment of the specimen handling system to each mounting registration point of the FIMS system.