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US 2006/0231023 A1Published application
Analytic substrate coating apparatus and method
OwnerLee Angrosinventor
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An apparatus and method for producing a coated analytic substrate using a compact and portable automated instrument located in the laboratory setting at the point of use which can consistently produce one or a plurality of coated analytic substrates “on demand” for using the analytic substrate immediately after coating, preferably without a step of rinsing the coated analytic substrate before use. The apparatus preferably uses applicator cartridges having a reservoir containing the coating compositions used to form the coatings. Preferably the cartridges are removable and interchangeable to facilitate the production of individual analytic substrates having different coatings or different coating patterns. These coated analytic substrates have superior specimen adhesion characteristics due to the improved quality of the coatings applied by the coating apparatus and due to the quickness with which the coated analytic substrates can be used in the lab after production.
An analytic substrate coating apparatus, comprising:
The analytic substrate coating apparatus of claim wherein the positioning mechanism is an X-Y-Z positioning mechanism for automatically moving the applicator cartridge holder and applicator cartridge supported therein in a vertical, forward, and lateral direction.
An applicator cartridge, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.