Methods for grinding of samples using a combination of rotational and linear motion
AssigneeRotaprep, Inc.
InventorHoracio Kido
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are devices, apparatuses, and methods for grinding of samples. A method includes securing a sample vial in a holder attached to a connecting linkage, the sample vial having a grinding media in the sample vial. The method includes rotating a crank that is operatively coupled to a proximal end of the connecting linkage at a proximal pivot point so that the proximal pivot point undergoes rotational motion. The method includes restricting a distal pivot point of the connecting linkage to a linear path, the distal pivot point near a distal end of the connecting linkage. A result being that the sample vial undergoes a combination of rotational and linear motion.
Claims10
A method for grinding of samples, the method comprising:
- providing an apparatus having a holder, a connecting linkage, and a crank;
- securing a sample vial in the holder attached to the connecting linkage, the sample vial having a grinding media in the sample vial;
- rotating the crank that is operatively coupled to a proximal end of the connecting linkage at a proximal pivot point so that the proximal pivot point undergoes rotational motion;
- restricting a distal pivot point of the connecting linkage to a linear path, the distal pivot point near a distal end of the connecting linkage so that the sample vial undergoes a combination of rotational and linear motion;
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- grinding, using the grinding media, samples contained in the sample vial, the grinding media moving within the sample vial due at least in part to the combination of rotational and linear motion of the sample vial.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.