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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2009
Richard Schoeneck, Alexandria, MN (US);
Brent Urke, Alexandria, MN (US);
Adnanul Haq, Alexandria, MN (US);
Paul Wagner, Alexandria, MN (US);
Bruce Peterson, Alexandria, MN (US);
Richard Schoeneck, Alexandria, MN (US);
Brent Urke, Alexandria, MN (US);
Adnanul Haq, Alexandria, MN (US);
Paul Wagner, Alexandria, MN (US);
Bruce Peterson, Alexandria, MN (US);
Douglas Machine Inc., Alexandria, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus () for singulating micro-well tape includes a tape drive () and a cutting assembly (). The micro-well tape is advanced into and passes between upper and lower tape retainers (), with the upper tape retainer () including a groove () into which a raised ridge () of a multiplicity of ridges () of the bottom tape retainer () extends, with the rows of wells moving between adjacent ridges () in a movement direction. When a bar code on the micro-well tape is detected by a sensora knife blade () mounted on a slide block () is moved vertically to cut the micro-well tape. The new leading edge of the micro-well tape pushes the cut micro-well tape which is deflected by the raised ridge ().