Patent · US Expired

Device for drying solvent-based ink

US6766593B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Leica Microsystems Nussloch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Andreas Laudat · Meckesheim, DE
Holger Metzner · Schallstadt, DE
Roland Walter · Tiefenbronn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 22, 2002
Grant date	Jul 27, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 22, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41J11/0022
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus (1) for drying solvent-based ink is described, in which the ink is applied onto plastic cassettes for histological preparations and/or on glass specimen slides (17) for microscopic thin sections. The apparatus (1) comprises a hot-air blower (2) and/or a flash device (3) for drying the ink.

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