Microarray loading/unloading system
US6395554B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/114165
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a slide loading/unloading system is described. A slide storage cassette is provided to store slides in which the slides are stored with an end protruding from the slide storage cassette. A slide feeder is described having grippers, which grip the end of a slide and transport the slide to a sample holder. The sample holder receives and retains the transported slide.
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