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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2009
Stephanie Bryant, Boulder, CO (US);
Garret Nicodemus, Broomfield, CO (US);
Idalis Villanueva, Bethesda, MD (US);
Dana S. Hauschulz, Boulder, CO (US);
Dragan Mejic, Brighton, CO (US);
Stephanie Bryant, Boulder, CO (US);
Garret Nicodemus, Broomfield, CO (US);
Idalis Villanueva, Bethesda, MD (US);
Dana S. Hauschulz, Boulder, CO (US);
Dragan Mejic, Brighton, CO (US);
The Regents of University of Colorado, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for loading soft materials and methods for using the same. In some embodiments, the apparatus is a gearless mechanical loading apparatus which converts a rotational movement of one end of a first element into an arc of a circle movement of the other end of the first element; and converts the arc of a circle movement of the other end of the first element into a precision two-dimensional lateral movement of a second element.