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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Steven C. Quarre, Woodinville, WA (US);
John Malcolm, Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
Steven C. Quarre, Woodinville, WA (US);
John Malcolm, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Precision, Inc., Issaquah, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A microscope stage with a flexural axis may exhibit predictable flexure characteristics and limited cross-coupling translations. Z motion of a Z plate proximate to a Z actuator may be substantially linear, while a distal side of the Z plate may be allowed to rotate about a hinge axis associated with a flexural component.