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US 8,554,362 B2Granted
Apparatus for process automation using a pin and bushing array
OwnerSasan Raghibizadeh, Charles Booneinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises a plurality of bushings arranged and held together in an array; and a plurality of pins residing in the plurality of bushings, wherein the plurality of pins are for transferring samples. Manufacturing tolerances for inside diameters of the bushings and outside diameters of the pins substantially match to allowing the pins to slide freely within the bushings. The plurality of bushings can reside in one or more plates, each of which having plurality of holes, with the plurality of bushings being held together in the array.
Claims4
An apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of bushings arranged and held together in an array;
- and
- a plurality of pins residing in the plurality of bushings, the plurality of pins for transferring samples;
- wherein each bushing has opposing open ends, and the pin residing in the bushing has a length such that a first pin end of the pin can extend through and beyond one of the open ends of the bushing so that the first pin end can contact a sample for transfer,
- and further wherein manufacturing tolerances for inside diameters of the bushings and outside diameters of the pins substantially match, thereby allowing the pins to slide freely within the bushings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.