US 12,083,523 B2
Tiltable stages and methods of using the same
Michael Golway, Louisville, KY (US); and Scott Cambron, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to ADVANCED SOLUTIONS LIFE SCIENCES, LLC, Louisville, KY (US)
Filed by Advanced Solutions Life Sciences, LLC, Louisville, KY (US)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/831,992.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/196,921, filed on Jun. 4, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0388007 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. B01L 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC B01L 9/52 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tiltable stage assembly comprising:
a base;
a tiltable stage operably coupled to the base and pivotable relative to the base, wherein the tiltable stage is moveable between an initial position and a tilted position, wherein the tiltable stage is parallel with the base in the initial position and is oriented at an angle to the base when in the tilted position, wherein the tiltable stage is biased to the initial position; and
a first spring and a second spring, wherein the tiltable stage is movable in a first direction and in a second direction opposite the first direction, wherein the first spring is compressed when the tiltable stage is moved in the first direction and the second spring is compressed when the tiltable stage is moved in the second direction.