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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2009
Richard C. Salisbury, Sewickley, PA (US);
Dirk John Vandenberg, Iii, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Kim Anthony Ippolito, South Park, PA (US);
Richard C. Salisbury, Sewickley, PA (US);
Dirk John VandenBerg, III, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Kim Anthony Ippolito, South Park, PA (US);
Cellomics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A stage assembly, an imaging system that uses the stage assembly, and methods for using the stage assembly in a high content screening system. The stage assembly includes a stage having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface and an opening extending between the top and bottom surfaces to receive a specimen plate. The stage assembly also includes a calibration sample bay formed in the stage. A calibration sample can also be secured within the calibration sample bay.