US 12,435,574 B2
Method of handling slides
Jeffrey Ross Gray, San Diego, CA (US); and James Clail Crowe, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Assigned to Mikroscan Technologies, Vista, CA (US)
Filed by Mikroscan Technologies, Vista, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 27, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/618,338.
Application 18/618,338 is a continuation of application No. 17/855,368, filed on Jun. 30, 2022, granted, now 11,969,732, issued on Apr. 30, 2024.
Application 17/855,368 is a continuation of application No. 16/786,496, filed on Feb. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,465,151, issued on Oct. 11, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0226903 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B01L 1/00 (2006.01); B01L 9/00 (2006.01); E21B 10/46 (2006.01); E21B 10/52 (2006.01); E21B 10/55 (2006.01); E21B 10/56 (2006.01); E21B 10/573 (2006.01); E21B 10/62 (2006.01); E21B 10/633 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/26 (2006.01); G02B 21/34 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 10/46 (2013.01) [B01L 9/52 (2013.01); E21B 10/52 (2013.01); E21B 10/55 (2013.01); E21B 10/56 (2013.01); E21B 10/573 (2013.01); E21B 10/62 (2013.01); E21B 10/633 (2013.01); G01N 35/00029 (2013.01); G02B 21/26 (2013.01); G02B 21/34 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0822 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00039 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00138 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A carrier, comprising:
a body comprising a slide mounting area configured to accept a slide having a planar surface; and
a compliant tab comprising a gripper portion configured to couple to the accepted slide and a flexible portion coupled between the body of the carrier and the gripper portion of the compliant tab;
wherein:
the slide has a first position and a second position that is displaced from the first position along a first axis perpendicular to the planar surface of the slide;
the flexible portion is configured to deform when a force is applied to the gripper portion along the first axis such that the slide moves from the first position toward the second position;
the gripper portion is configured to maintain contact with the slide as the slide moves over a range from the first position to the second position.