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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2009
Philip Alexander Shoemaker, Scotia, NY (US);
Weston Blaine Griffin, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Erin Jean Finehout, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Philip Alexander Shoemaker, Scotia, NY (US);
Weston Blaine Griffin, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Erin Jean Finehout, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Automated methods and systems for punching out pieces of a porous substrate for biological samples comprising: loading the porous substrate onto a support comprising a die and an opening; moving a receptacle support in at least a z-direction to position a receptacle relative to the support so that an opening in the receptacle is aligned and substantially flush with the opening in the support; actuating a punching head so that the punching head passes through the die, thereby punching a piece out of the porous substrate; and actuating an ejector pin to eject the punched piece from the porous substrate support and into the receptacle aligned with the opening in the support.