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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2002
John C. Vellinger, Floyds Knobs, IN (US);
Rachel A. Ormsby, Edwards, CA (US);
David J. Kennedy, Greenville, IN (US);
Nathan A. Thomas, Louisville, KY (US);
Leo A. Shulthise, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael A. Kurk, Georgetown, IN (US);
George W. Metz, Sellersburg, IN (US);
John C. Vellinger, Floyds Knobs, IN (US);
Rachel A. Ormsby, Edwards, CA (US);
David J. Kennedy, Greenville, IN (US);
Nathan A. Thomas, Louisville, KY (US);
Leo A. Shulthise, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael A. Kurk, Georgetown, IN (US);
George W. Metz, Sellersburg, IN (US);
Space Hardware Optimization Technology, Inc., Greenville, IN (US);
Abstract
A device for centrifugation and robotic manipulation of specimen samples, including incubating eggs, and uses thereof are provided. The device may advantageously be used for the incubation of avian, reptilian or any type of vertebrate eggs. The apparatus comprises a mechanism for holding samples individually, rotating them individually, rotating them on a centrifuge collectively, injecting them individually with a fixative or other chemical reagent, and maintaining them at controlled temperature, relative humidity and atmospheric composition. The device is applicable to experiments involving entities other than eggs, such as invertebrate specimens, plants, microorganisms and molecular systems.