US 12,326,387 B2
Deparaffinization of tissue by electric field generation and ionization
Victor Lim, Pacifica, CA (US); Carol T. Schembri, San Mateo, CA (US); Adrienne Mccampbell, San Jose, CA (US); and Nazumi Alice Yama-Dang, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/632,030.
Application 16/803,503 is a division of application No. 15/797,232, filed on Oct. 30, 2017, granted, now 10,613,005.
Application 18/632,030 is a continuation of application No. 16/803,503, filed on Feb. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,982,606.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/415,502, filed on Oct. 31, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0272051 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01N 1/44 (2006.01); G01N 1/30 (2006.01); G01N 1/31 (2006.01); G01N 1/36 (2006.01); G01N 1/40 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 1/44 (2013.01) [G01N 1/30 (2013.01); G01N 1/31 (2013.01); G01N 1/312 (2013.01); G01N 1/36 (2013.01); G01N 1/40 (2013.01); G01N 2001/366 (2013.01); G01N 2001/4038 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for of deparaffinizing a tissue, the method comprising:
providing a tissue embedded with paraffin;
melting the paraffin embedding the tissue by applying heat energy to the tissue effective to melt the paraffin; and
removing the melted paraffin out from the tissue by applying an electric field effective to move the melted paraffin out from the tissue.