Device and method for manipulating or dispensing multiple filaments
AssigneePolymicro Technologies, LLC
InventorRobert J. Macomber
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Abstract
A device and method to dispense and manipulate multiple filaments includes at least three plates, each having at least one machined hole designed to accept one or more filaments. Based upon alignment of the machined holes in each of the at least three plates, the plates may be lowered over the top of one or more of the filaments. The position of the plates may be subsequently adjusted with respect to one another so as to secure the filaments in the device without having to individually secure the filaments into the device. Once secured, the filaments may be utilized in a predetermined application of an analytical instrument or dispensing device.
Claims14
A device for manipulating and dispensing multiple filaments, comprising:
- at least three plates each having at least one machined hole of a predetermined diameter, wherein the at least three plates are configured to adjustably align to one another, and at least one of the at least three plates may be shifted in a horizontal direction with regard to the remaining plates to secure the multiple filaments in the device;
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- a holding mechanism configured to orient and support the at least three plates.
A method for manipulating and dispensing filaments, comprising:
- loading a plurality of filaments in machined holes of a device having at least three plates;
- shifting at least one of the at least three plates in a horizontal direction with respect to the remaining plates to secure the plurality of filaments into the device;
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- manipulating the plurality of filaments to permit contact with a sample of an analytical application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.