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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
May. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Bernhard Neef, Nussloch, DE;
Simon Keimer, Leimen, DE;
Karl-heinz Westerhoff, Eppingen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LEICA BIOSYSTEMS NUSSLOCH GMBH, Nussloch, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/00029 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00079 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00138 (2013.01); G01N 35/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system () for handling slides, including an input compartment () for inputting racks () and the slides held therein, and a coverslipper module () for coverslipping slides. The system () further includes an output compartment () for outputting racks (), a transport unit () for transporting the racks (), and a control unit () for controlling the transport unit (). The transport unit () is designed to be capable of transporting the racks () between the input compartment (), the coverslipper module () and the output compartment ().