Patent · US Expired

Unit and method for automatic delivery of specimen slides to a coverslipper

US6745916B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2References

13Claims

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Assignee

LEICA MIKROSYSTEME GMBH · AT

Inventors

Heinz Plank · Leibnitz, AT
Hubert Goll · St. Pölten, AT
Siegfried Tanki · Wien, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 3, 2002
Grant date	Jun 8, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 6, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T436/112499
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention concerns a unit (2) for automatic delivery of specimen slides to a coverslipper (3). The unit (2) comprises a housing (27) in which a front panel (25) is provided. Also provided is a passage (20) in the housing (27) that is defined substantially by a first and a second cutout (21 and 23) in the first and the second side wall (22 and 24). A transfer position (8) for racks (4) is provided in the region of the cutout (21) in the first side wall (22), and a transport apparatus (9) extends out substantially from the transfer position (8) to beyond the cutout (23) in the second side wall (24).

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