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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2004
Glenn K. Takayama, Danville, CA (US);
Ken K. Tseung, Fremont, CA (US);
Norman K. Rhett, San Ramon, CA (US);
Wai Bun Wong, Fremont, CA (US);
Samuel Burd, Oakland, CA (US);
George A. Harter, Berkeley, CA (US);
Douglas C. Morrison, Fremont, CA (US);
Glenn K. Takayama, Danville, CA (US);
Ken K. Tseung, Fremont, CA (US);
Norman K. Rhett, San Ramon, CA (US);
Wai Bun Wong, Fremont, CA (US);
Samuel Burd, Oakland, CA (US);
George A. Harter, Berkeley, CA (US);
Douglas C. Morrison, Fremont, CA (US);
Lab Vision Corporation, Freemont, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for treating slides has a base with a cavity, and a heater is located on a surface of the cavity. A tank, which supports a slide rack with the slides submerged in a slide treatment solution, is placed in the cavity with a tank surface immediately adjacent the heater. A temperature sensor is mounted in the base and is operable to provide a feedback signal representing a temperature of the liquid in the tank. A cover is removably hinged on the base to cover the tank. A control system is connected to the heater and the temperature sensor and has a user input/output that is operable to select a set temperature of the liquid and a cycle time.