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US 12,607,643 B2Granted
Laboratory slide heater
AssigneeRushabh Instruments, LLC
InventorsPreyas Shah, Sahil Shah
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Abstract
A laboratory slide heater includes a housing having an interior region defining a plurality of stations and an open end; a plurality of movable covers at least partially concealing the open end of the interior region; and a heater positioned to deliver heat into the interior region for heating one or more of the plurality of stations. Each movable cover is positioned to provide access to one station of the plurality of stations. The stations may be arranged in a circular fashion on a rotatable platform for drying purposes.
Claims19
A laboratory slide heater comprising:
- a housing having an interior region defining a plurality of stations, open end, and a floor opposite the open end;
- a plurality of independent carriage carriers each having an open frame for holding a plurality of laboratory slides in a vertical orientation, each carriage carrier being independently accommodated in one station of the plurality of stations;
- a plurality of movable covers at least partially concealing the open end of the interior region, each movable cover being positioned to provide access to one station of the plurality of stations;
- a heating means positioned beneath the floor to deliver heat into the interior region for heating to a predetermined temperature all of the stations at the same time including the laboratory slides accommodated at those stations;
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- a fan for circulating heated air within the interior region to heat the laboratory slides.
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A laboratory slide heater comprising:
- a housing defining an interior region;
- a platform positioned within the interior region and defining a plurality of stations arranged in a circular fashion;
- a plurality of independent carriage carriers each having an open frame for holding a plurality of laboratory slides in a vertical orientation, each carriage carrier being independently accommodated in one station of the plurality of stations;
- a motor that is configured to rotate the platform for removing liquid from the slides;
- a heating means positioned beneath the platform to deliver heat into the interior region for heating to a predetermined temperature all of the stations at the same time including the one or more laboratory slides accommodated at those stations;
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- a fan for circulating heated air within the interior region to heat the one or more laboratory slides.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.