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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Curt Scadden, Waunakee, WI (US);
Michael Ritzke, Poynette, WI (US);
John Grosz, Waupun, WI (US);
Edward A. Raleigh, Lodi, WI (US);
Andrew Terrill, Prairie du Sac, WI (US);
Michael Brock, Madison, WI (US);
Curt Scadden, Waunakee, WI (US);
Michael Ritzke, Poynette, WI (US);
John Grosz, Waupun, WI (US);
Edward A. Raleigh, Lodi, WI (US);
Andrew Terrill, Prairie du Sac, WI (US);
Michael Brock, Madison, WI (US);
Brady Worldwide, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
Labels are permanently attached to a substrate, e.g., a tissue cassette, by use of a staking device. The device comprises a staker assembly and a cassette fixture assembly. The cassette fixture assembly includes a slot and a clamping assembly for securing the cassette within the device. The staker assembly includes a set of probes that are heated and sequentially moved into a position to burn a hole in a label that is provisionally attached to the cassette, and then the substrate is melted and displaced through the hole to form a collar bond that permanently attaches the label to the cassette. The label remains attached to the cassette when exposed to harsh environmental conditions, e.g., high heat, high humidity, solvents, etc.