Patents Examined by Anita B Damron
  • Method and apparatus for making partitioned slides
    Patent number: 7547424
    Abstract: An apparatus for placing a hydrophobic barrier on an examination slide including a vessel, a printer block having a printing surface to form a hydrophobic barrier on the examination slide in a specified pattern, a slide holder, and a reversible actuator. The invention also includes a method for placing a hydrophobic barrier on an examination slide in a specified pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Van Andel Research Institute
    Inventors: Brian Brummeler Haab, David Kruithoff